Ace of Shades — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ProfanityBrief
- Sexual contentBrief
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
- Gender & orientationSupporting
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- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of All of Us Villains.
Welcome to the City of Sin, where casino families reign, gangs infest the streets...and secrets hide in every shadow.
New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin, is no place for a properly raised young lady. But when her mother goes missing, Enne Salta must leave her finishing school--and her reputation--behind to follow her mother's trail in the city where no one survives uncorrupted.
Frightened and alone, Enne's only clue leads her to Levi Glaiyser--a street lord and a con man in desperate need of the compensation Enne offers. Their search sends this unlikely duo through glamorous casinos, illicit cabarets, and into the clutches of a ruthless Mafia donna. But as Levi's enemies close in on them, a deadly secret from Enne's past comes to light and she must surrender herself to the City of Sin -- to a vicious game of execution...
Where the players never win.
Praise for Ace of Shades:
"A rich, satisfying, complicated story. One of the best fantasy series I've read in years."--Christine Lynn Herman, author of The Devouring Gray
"Thieves, rogues, and shady characters have always fascinated me, and so I enjoyed my dive into the morally ambiguous world of New Reynes." -New York Times bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima
The Shadow Game Series:
Ace of Shades
King of Fools
Queen of Volts
Frequently asked questions
Is Ace of Shades appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story includes knife and fist fights between gang members, a magical power that forces people to obey on pain of death, murder, torture and a deadly execution game. The book is a dark fantasy with menacing villains, a life-or-death gambling game and dangerous gang territory.
Does Ace of Shades have violence?
Found (Supporting): The story includes knife and fist fights between gang members, a magical power that forces people to obey on pain of death, murder, torture and a deadly execution game.
Does Ace of Shades have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The book is a dark fantasy with menacing villains, a life-or-death gambling game and dangerous gang territory.
Does Ace of Shades have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ace of Shades have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ace of Shades have profanity?
Found (Brief): Mild real swear words are used infrequently, and the book more often uses made-up curse words such as "mucking".
Does Ace of Shades have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Ace of Shades have sexual content?
Found (Brief): Sexual topics are mentioned but not shown, including a man known for having sex with underage girls who makes a pass at Enne, sex work, and Levi's past partners.
Does Ace of Shades have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): Enne begins as a sheltered, properly raised young lady and grows into a rebel in the city, which touches on expectations for how a lady should behave.
Does Ace of Shades have gender & orientation?
Found (Supporting): Levi, one of the two main characters, is bisexual and talks about boys he has been with, and Enne's missing adoptive mother is described as dressing in a genderfluid style.
