Igniting Darkness has so much of it, and some of it's pretty repetitive too, that the story sags and gets bogged down in places. This very long series finale is absolutely loaded with palace intrigue, but falls far shorter on the action, adventure, romance, and even magic that many fans of Robin LaFever will be looking for. They also model loyalty and strong bonds of family and friendship. Strong language isn't frequent either and includes 'merde' (French for 's-t'), 'damn,' and 'hell.' The main characters are strong female role models and the themes about valuing women for their strength and intelligence are explored. No sensitive parts are mentioned or described. Sexy stuff is very light with a few instances of kissing, caressing, and implied sex once. Past sexual abuse of a child, rape, and loss of a baby or pregnancy (it's not clear exactly what happened) are mentioned. Blood is mentioned but not described in detail. There are stabbings, poisoning, battles with swords, cannons, arrows, and fire. Violence is not very frequent and there are no gory descriptions, but it adds up over 550 or so pages. Getting oriented to the characters and their situations might be difficult if you don't. Reading them in order is recommended because this one picks up right where the other left off.

It's the continuation and ending of a duology that started with Courting Darkness. Parents need to know that Robin LaFever's Igniting Darkness is historical fiction with a small dash of magical fantasy set in France and Brittany in the 1490s. No excess is shown, but occasionally others having had too much to drink is mentioned.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Teens of age in the historical setting drink wine.

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