Unmade

Name: Unmade
Author: Sarah Rees Brennan
ISBN: 9780375870439

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Sarah Rees Brennan

Reading Level 5-6 ME · Moderate · Emotional Ages 13+ Matched

The text is written at a 5th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes. Its HootRating code, ME, means moderate content, mostly emotional.

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About This Book

The sharp crack of thunder shakes the night as Kami Glass stands caught between two boys—one she loves and one she’s bound to. Magic twists through the air, thick and electric, as an ancient enemy looms closer. Every choice could change everything, and the hardest battles are yet to come.

Themes

MagicMan-woman relationshipsFamiliesFantasy fiction

Quick Assessment

Kami Glass must rely on a magical bond with Ash while a boy she loves is presumed dead and an evil spreads through her town, and her discovery of a secret forces her toward a choice that could cost the people closest to her. The story is a darkly funny Gothic fantasy with fantasy violence, peril, grief, and a sacrifice at its center, plus light romantic content and an LGBTQ romance subplot. It suits teens who handle intense emotional stakes, and parents may want to talk through loss and the moral weight of Kami's decision.

Why we rated Unmade ME (Moderate)

Unmade is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 370 pages. Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.

We rate Unmade as ME (Moderate, mostly 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, Unmade explores magic, man-woman relationships, families, and fantasy fiction — 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.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about magic, man-woman relationships, families.

Maybe not for

! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.

For Parents

Content Intensity

ME · Moderate · Emotional

Emotional

Moderate ←

Physical

Mild

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Moderate

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

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

Data confidence: high

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