
A minor character often drinks whiskey to excess to forget emotional pain. Adults sometimes drink alcohol to excess with drunken behavior shown and hangover consequences.

Strong language includes "c-t," "c-k," "f-k," and "s-t." Sexual content includes a man mentioning a woman grabbing his penis like a toy and "entering" the woman, a woman tweaking her own nipple while panting in a public place, some nonsexual nudity, and mild romantic feelings. Rare fantasy violence includes people being killed by magic power and a fantasy being who drains a child's blood. The Best YA Novels That You Didnt Know Were Getting A Movie. A many-layered tale of intrigue and revolution. As the gap between rich and poor widens and famine threatens the land, rumors of a prophecy begin to spread: a great hope, a True Queen who will ascend and save the kingdom. Enslaved people are forced or coerced to perform intercourse and oral sex. Emma Watson set to star in, produce The Queen of. The Tearling, founded as a utopia, has collapsed and reverted to feudalism. It is the first of three books in a trilogy and has received lots of pre-release excitement thanks in part. Nothing's directly narrated, but rape, including gang rape and child rape pedophilia and sex trafficking, including of children, are frequently mentioned. Queen of the Tearling is by Erika Johansen and will hit book store shelves this July. Blood and pain are described with mild gore, including a detailed description of gouging someone's eyes with thumbs. Violence is mostly in the real world using swords, knives, arrows, and maces.


Parents need to know that Erika Johansen's The Queen of the Tearling is the first in a fantasy series about a 19-year-old queen who's inherited a corrupt kingdom on the brink of ruin.
