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The Tasters Guild

Susannah Appelbaum (2010)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Poisons of Caux #2
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.79
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

PoisonChronic Illness

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipQuestFound FamilyComing of Age

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineChosen One Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneFellowship

Tropes

QuestProphecyChosen OneFellowshipComing of AgeEvil OrganizationPortal FantasyMedieval European

Themes

Good vs EvilDestinyCourageFriendshipDiscoveryFulfilling Prophecy

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Ivy Manx sets out with her friends for the dangerous city of Rocamadour, where poison and the evil Tasters Guild rule, in the hopes of finding a door to the sisterland of Pimcaux and fulfilling a great and ancient prophecy.

Is The Tasters Guild appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

This middle-grade fantasy adventure features mild peril and poison-related themes but no graphic violence or mature content. Appropriate for readers who enjoy quest-driven stories with young heroes.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include poison and chronic illness.

Who'll love this

An eleven-year-old girl and her friends embark on a dangerous journey to defeat an evil guild and fulfill an ancient prophecy.

Tags

Adventure FantasyPortal FantasyQuest Fantasy