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The Bloodline Cipher

Stephen Cole (2008)

SubgenrePortal Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThieves Like Us #3
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.99
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyFriendshipQuest

Protagonist archetypes

Heist Crew

Tropes

HeistAncient ArtifactFound FamilyMentor FigureNecromancyFellowshipRival Thieves

Themes

LoyaltyCompetitionTeamworkMagic vs TechnologyComing of Age

Synopsis

Jonah and the rest of the elite team of teenage thieves have been sent on a mission by Coldhardt to retrieve an ancient grimoire. He believes it to be a magical book of the law of the dead. But when they go in to get it, they discover another team of thieves has beaten them to it.

Is The Bloodline Cipher appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Parents should know this is a YA heist adventure featuring teenage thieves competing for magical artifacts. Expect moderate action violence typical of the genre with no sexual content or strong language.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy the fast-paced heist adventure with a team of elite teenage thieves racing against rivals to steal ancient magical objects.

Tags

HeistUrban FantasyAdventureContemporary Fantasy