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The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition
Sasha Peyton Smith
The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Sasha Peyton Smith
The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Here’s a secret: Ivy is married to one brother but secretly in love with the other. As Queen, she must hide her true feelings while facing dangerous faeries invading the human world—but that’s only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This young adult fantasy novel follows Ivy, who becomes queen after marrying the faerie king. Blending romance, court intrigue, and magical danger, it explores themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and forbidden love. Recommended for teens 13 and up due to complex emotional themes and mature romantic content.
Why we rated The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition 12ME
The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition is written at a Level 7 reading level across 384 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition as 12ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition explores romance, fantasy world-building, family, forbidden love, and court intrigue — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about romance, fantasy world-building, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780063481152
- Pages
- 384
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- Type
- Fiction