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Dead Rules

Randy Russell (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.64
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathSuicidal IdeationMurder

Positive tags

High AngstRomanceHeartbreakingSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Ghost from Past

Heroine archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterForbidden LoveMorally Gray ProtagonistComing of AgeAfterlifeStar-Crossed Lovers

Themes

Death and AfterlifeLove vs DutyMoral CompromiseIdentityGriefSacrificeChoice and Consequence

Synopsis

When high school junior Jana Webster dies suddenly, she finds herself in Dead School, where she faces choices that will determine when she, a Riser, will move on, but she strives to become a Slider instead, for the chance to be with the love of her life--even if it means killing him.

Is Dead Rules appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

Teen dies and enters afterlife school where she contemplates killing her living boyfriend to be with him forever. Deals with death, moral choices, and the ethics of murder driven by love.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and suicidal ideation.

Who'll love this

A romantic ghost story about a girl who must decide how far she'll go for love, even from beyond the grave.

Tags

Paranormal RomanceContemporary FantasyDark Fantasy