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Violence
A lot
Serial killer crimes depicted in detail; crime scene investigation; some disturbing content
Language
Some
Moderate adult language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
The extreme psychological weight of being the child of a monster and wondering what you might become; Jasper's internal struggle is the novel's heart
What this book is about
Jazz Dent was raised by his serial killer father to be a monster—but Jazz is determined to use what he knows to catch a copycat killer terrorizing his small town. Barry Lyga's YA thriller is cleverly constructed and genuinely dark, examining the nature vs. nurture question of violence through an unflinching lens.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Serial killer content in detail
Psychological darkness around inherited violence
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