This Ravenous Fate
Hayley Dennings
This Ravenous Fate
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Hayley Dennings
The text is written at a 8th 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
The sharp scent of rain-soaked streets mixes with the faint rustle of shadows in 1926 New York. Beneath the city's glittering lights, vampires—called reapers—lurk, and danger hums in every corner. When old friends turned enemies must join forces, can trust and love survive the darkness?
Themes
Quick Assessment
Set in 1926 New York, this historical fantasy follows Elise Saint, heir to a family that hunts reapers—vampires who threaten the city—and Layla Quinn, a reaper herself, as they navigate a series of brutal murders and a possible cure. Themes include young adult LGBTQ+ romance, moral complexity, and supernatural elements, with moderate violence and mature emotional content suitable for ages 13 and up.
Why we rated This Ravenous Fate 12ME
This Ravenous Fate is written at a Level 8 reading level across 480 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 9.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, This Ravenous Fate works for readers up to grade 10.0.
We rate This Ravenous Fate 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, physical peril, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Moderate Violence, Romantic Content.
Thematically, This Ravenous Fate explores young adult fiction, fantasy, lgbtq+ representation, romance, and historical — 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 young adult fiction, fantasy, lgbtq+ representation.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Children who are sensitive to violence, even when handled at age-appropriate levels.
- ! 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.
Content Flags
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
- 9781399727143
- Pages
- 480
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Published
- 2025
- Type
- Fiction