Not for readers under 18
931036
I am thoroughly enjoying this series and though I have not finished it yet. I have no doubt that I will at some point in the future.
1694676
Parents beware! This book contains an overusage of the "f" word, graphically-described sexual encounters with the boss/boyfriend (detailing the undressing, body part descriptions, hip grinding, etc.), and in the end the "good" girl loses her virginity and shows up for graduation in a tank top that says "can't say no" without a bra on. This is a heroine??? This is coming of age??? This is our goal for our teen girls??? This is young ADULT reading (18 or over) and in my opinion is NOT appropriate for minors.
1226291
I was very disappointed in the book.  I bought it to read to my 7 year old gymnast and I have to edit as I read it.  This book is not appropriate for young readers.  There is an "oh my God" on every single page.  The language and tone is overall offensive.
3052171
This book was classified under the ages of 9-12. I would not expect to find references of sex, and vulgar language on the first page. For language and context of this magnitude, I would expect this to be in an older age bracket.
3599711
Fantasy genre does not appeal to me, and this book definitely does not as an adult. Read it for a book club.
1909565
This book is not to be recommended for children of under 12 years of age. It contains some violent scenes and language. I would not let my 8 years old son read it.
The characters and the story are very good developed. I can see it work. Entertaining and has a good tempo.
Not entirely my taste but I liked it. THREE stars.
2551125
I loved the story but do not think it appropriate for the ages that it is geared for. I believe it's on many 5th grade reading lists. Descriptions of a still birth, wondering if another character is an axe murderer coming to chop them up are not things I'd like my 10 year old to read. Other storylines, although not as disturbing, will likely be too mature to comprehend until about middle school.
3414564
This book creeped me out, and not the good kind of creeped out.  It was disturbing.  The book was nothing but kids being abused in horrible ways. There were more than blatant sexual overtones to the story, and it's being marketed to the 9-12 age group. Count Olef, the children's creepy old adopted father, tries to force the 14 year old girl, Violet, to marry him, and threatens to kill her baby sister if she doesn't. There is a reference made to the "wedding night." The whole thing was just sick.  I'm 17, and I don't know if i'm gonna be able to get to sleep tonight, after reading this story.  Please don't give this book to a young child.
4024124
This book is rated for children 9-12 but is very inappropriate for anyone this young. It talks about penis size in relationship to bullies. Little boys have enough to giggle about without bringing this subject up at such an early age.
1635489
First let me say right off the bat, I have NOT read this, nor will I.  THE LEAD CHARACTER IS 14 YEARS OLD!!!!!  Oh, yeah, sorry, that's already been said.  More than once.

I don't want to read about a 14 year old.  I don't want to read about a 14 year old who has adult men sniffing around her.

NO, NO, NO!!!  This is wrong.  Loved the first books.  Won't be doing any of these books.
1728107
This book might be more suitable for young adults/teenagers. Think Nancy Drew type of stories.... If you are a mature reader, skip this as this might appear quite childish.
279877
Although Smile and Sisters were very good books for my 2nd and 4th grader, Drama was not. The content is too mature for their ages. As my kids were reading it, they came across some very mature parts which were too advanced for their age so I had to take the book away. I will be getting a refund. I wish there was a disclaimer on this book because I wouldn't have gotten it. This is not to say this isn't a good book and the author is not a great writer. It is just not age appropriate for elementary school students in my opinion. Judge for yourselves parents.
50855
This is for young adults? If you have a young girl who loved Twilight, then I wouldn't have them read this. It's not a clean book @ all. It's actually pretty lame even w/o the [...] talk. The girls who are reading Twilight are anywhere from 10 on up. Do you want your 10 year to read about a girl's private area being pierced? Or reading about a girl going down on a guy in the hall way in the House of Night? Granted the character is 17 but Zoey Redbird is no Bella Swan.
1738540
If you are over the age of 15, this book is not for you.

I tend to shy away from the Faerie driven plotlines in the YA genre.  They seem to always disappoint me. If anyone out there reads a lot of these books and knows of some really great ones...please suggestions are welcome.

My main problem with this book is the age. The first half of it didn't bother me so much as the second half. When the story line really starts to get going is when this book lost me. Phoebe was a sweet character who was likeable and even Mallory was growing on me. But, the age of these characters really started to grind on me.  By the time I got halfway through the book, Phoebe started feeling 13 or 14. It wasn't really the tone or the character perspective that did it, it was inner battle.  The things that Phoebe had to overcome as a character, the personal growth areas, were really young.

If you are like me, you are looking for more philosophical and far reaching life lessons from your heroine. YOu want someone who changes you a little bit.  Phoebe is great for young readers (and i suppose that is why it is young adult fiction and not adult fiction) but not for the adult fans of this genre.
85103
This book can be read in about an hour.  It's so elementary I wouldn't recommend it to anyone over the age of 14.
It had pages of quoted conversations that were meaningless and just page fillers.  I completed it only because I
was sure there had to be more substance but there was none.
2246423
I am not going to read it... I just skimmed a few pages to see if I felt it was appropriate for my kids, 9, 12, and 14. I feel it is not. It has language and at least one reference to sex, so I am just not comfortable with it. We may watch movies with some language at times, but we are right there knowing exactly what the kids see/hear, and can have a conversation. Books can really get in your mind. As a parent, I prefer to avoid that. It seems like more and more books for teens (read: still kids but called "young adults") are inserting more and more adult themes and language. I find this very sad and discouraging as there are ample ways to tell a story and make a point without those. It is rated for ages 14-17 at B&N. If grown adults are enjoying it I think it may be better suited for older readers, rather than the ones we hope are still focusing more on school and less on relationships. Just thought I'd throw out that review for those who share similar concerns!
2911467
The plot was interesting, but I wouldn't let my 14 year old daughter read this! Way to descriptive for the sex.