I don't think so, though I've not been reading with that in mind. I've certainly given copies to my niece (age 10) and nephew (age 8) without any qualms, though I chose ones I thought they'd like, and I'm told that the authors are told to aim for the level of the first two Harry Potter novels in terms of angst and scares - I'm fairly certain that there is nothing on the horror level that a child couldn't cope with if they could already cope with the TV series and some of the viewpoint characters, especially in Justin Richards' ones, are at the young end of teen, if not pre-teen. I guess if a child liked the show but needed to watch with parents to reassure them then I might have doubts about handing over some of these books (I could give you a list of the ones that would concern me on this level, but whether the things I find horrific equate to what a child might find horrific I couldn't say).
In terms of "adult themes" adultery is openly discussed in "Wooden Heart" but I can't think of anywhere else where sex gets much of a look-in (apart from being where all these kidults presumably came from) and its discussed in terms of the fall-out rather than any suggestion its actually going on any more.
I'd read them to G if I didn't think she'd get bored and complain about the lack of pictures.
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Date: 2008-01-10 12:46 pm (UTC)In terms of "adult themes" adultery is openly discussed in "Wooden Heart" but I can't think of anywhere else where sex gets much of a look-in (apart from being where all these kidults presumably came from) and its discussed in terms of the fall-out rather than any suggestion its actually going on any more.
I'd read them to G if I didn't think she'd get bored and complain about the lack of pictures.