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Havoc

Jeff Sampson (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Deviants #2
Setting
CSM age13+
Goodreads3.9
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceBody HorrorGenetic Experimentation

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilySelf-DiscoveryQuestFriendship

Heroine archetypes

Genetically Modified SoldierComing-of-Age HeroineShifter Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Genetic EngineeringShapeshiftersQuestComing of AgeFound FamilyReluctant HeroHidden IdentitySecret Organization

Themes

IdentityWhat Makes Us HumanPower and ResponsibilityConspiracyBodily AutonomyFriendship Under Pressure

Synopsis

After genetic engineering endows sixteen-year-old Emily and her friends with super-powers and changes them into werewolves, the teenagers set off on a dangerous mission to find the people who made them what they are, and to discover why.

Is Havoc appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Teens with genetically-engineered werewolf abilities search for answers about their transformation, with action violence and body horror elements appropriate for mature middle schoolers and up.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence, body horror, and genetic experimentation.

Who'll love this

Teens with superpowers and werewolf abilities go on a dangerous quest to uncover the conspiracy behind their transformation.

Tags

Urban FantasyScience FictionThrillerWerewolf