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Content levels
ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Themes
Synopsis
After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, teenaged Rhine finds hope for a brighter future from a surprising source.
Is Sever appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Teens face a world where genetic engineering has limited human lifespans to their early twenties. Contains themes of mortality, loss, and survival with some violence and mild romantic elements.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, grief, and terminal illness (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
A gripping story about a teenage girl seeking hope in a world where everyone dies young.
Tags
DystopianScience FictionPost-ApocalypticSpeculative Fiction