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Burn Down the Sky

James Jaros (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.47

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Synopsis

In a world of violence and terror where the one commodity far more valuable than anything is female children, Jessie, along with her teenage daughter Bliss, travels across the parched ruins of what once was civilization to save her youngest daughter from the fortress of a dark and twisted religion.

Burn Down the Sky: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This dark post-apocalyptic fantasy depicts a world where female children are commodities, with strong violence, implied sexual violence, and disturbing themes of human trafficking and religious extremism. The mother-daughter rescue mission is emotionally intense.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, moderate sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include child harm, human trafficking, slavery, kidnapping, and captivity (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will find a gripping, harrowing journey of a mother willing to face any horror to save her daughter in a nightmarish future world.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticDystopianDark FantasySurvival Horror