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Riese: Kingdom Falling

Greg Cox (2012)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesRiese #
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.36

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Mysterious HeroArtist

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

"Riese has never been happy as a princess; she'd much rather be hunting or fighting than sitting through another lesson on court etiquette. When she meets Micah, a wandering artist with a mysterious past, she pretends to be a peasant--it's a chance to be just a normal girl with a normal boy for a while. But with war decimating her once-proud nation and the sinister clockwork Sect infiltrating her mother's court, Riese's moments with Micah are the only islands of sanity left in a world gone mad. As her kingdom falls and the Sect grows ever stronger, will Riese remain true to her duty as a princess ... or risk everything on a boy she barely knows?"--Publisher's website.

Is Riese: Kingdom Falling appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This YA fantasy contains war themes, political intrigue, and a nation under siege with moderate violence. The romance is age-appropriate with no explicit content.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include war, political violence, and deception.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy a rebellious princess who disguises herself to meet a mysterious artist while her kingdom falls to a sinister clockwork conspiracy.

Tags

SteampunkRomanceWar StoryPolitical Fantasy