Sweet black waves

Kristina Perez

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Sweet black waves

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Kristina Perez

Reading Level 8 12ME Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 8th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

The salty breeze carries whispers of distant battles, and the crash of black waves fills the air with a thrilling promise. Amid the scent of the sea and the shimmer of magic, a young healer feels her powers shifting in ways she can't yet understand. As secrets unravel and kingdoms collide, she must choose where her loyalty truly lies—and what kind of future she will fight to create.

Quick Assessment

Sweet Black Waves is a middle-grade fantasy novel featuring a young protagonist with evolving magical healing abilities set against a backdrop of warring kingdoms and family secrets. Suitable for readers aged 9 to 12, it offers themes of friendship, loyalty, and self-discovery with moderate intensity in emotional and thematic content. Parents should be aware of complex family dynamics and elements of magical conflict, but the story remains appropriate for its target audience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

12ME — Moderate — Emotional
Emotional
Moderate
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Moderate

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

3/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
7
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

435 pages
ISBN
9781250132857
Pages
435
Publisher
Imprint
Published
2018
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Courts and CourtiersMagicFriendship