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Untethered — Content Guide for Parents

By KayLynn FlandersRandom House Children's BooksISBN 9780593118573464 pages
Untethered

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  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentBrief
  • Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles

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  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources describe the plot but say nothing about the book's language.

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes the thrilling sequel to Shielded about a world in a deadly magical war and the newly crowned king and feisty princess who must defeat the deadliest of foes before there's nothing left to save.

Although King Atháren's sister, Jennesara, saved Hálendi from the Gray Mage, the reprieve came at a steep price--the life of their father. Now Ren rules over a divided kingdom, with some who want him dead, and a Medallion that warns of worse trouble brewing in the south.

As second born, Princess Chiara is the perfect Turian royal--perfectly invisible. She longs to help restore peace on the Plateau, but with no magic and no fighting skills, she doesn't stand a chance against a mage. So when a member of the Turian royal family goes missing and Chiara finds a clue about the rumored resting place of the mages' long-lost artifacts, she decides it's time to be seen.

As Ren's and Chiara's paths cross, they find the depth of the mages' hold on the Plateau is more powerful than anyone suspected, and that they must learn to trust themselves, and each other, before the mages retrieve their artifacts and become too powerful to ever defeat.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Untethered appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The story includes sword fights, magical battles, a plot to kill the new king, a kidnapping and a death, and a reader's content note mentions suicide. Villainous mages, a deadly magical war and a reader's content note about blood sacrifice give the story some tense and dark moments.

  • Does Untethered have violence?

    Found (Supporting): The story includes sword fights, magical battles, a plot to kill the new king, a kidnapping and a death, and a reader's content note mentions suicide.

  • Does Untethered have scary content?

    Found (Brief): Villainous mages, a deadly magical war and a reader's content note about blood sacrifice give the story some tense and dark moments.

  • Does Untethered have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Untethered have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Untethered have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources describe the plot but say nothing about the book's language.

  • Does Untethered have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Untethered have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Untethered have gender roles?

    Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): Chiara struggles with being expected to be a 'perfect princess', and one review says the book shows strong female characters and messages of empowerment and equality.

  • Does Untethered have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.