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Violence
Very heavy
Very graphic violence; grotesque mutations depicted in detail; deaths
Language
A lot
Strong language; Grant's intense YA register
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate; teenage relationships; some sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Moderate; characters use substances; the aftermath culture
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong; survivor's guilt and trauma; what you become after surviving something no one else can understand; the new threat as the psychological projection of what the survivors carry
What this book is about
The first book in Michael Grant's Monster duology, set three years after the events of Gone. The FAYZ is over and the survivors are trying to rebuild normal lives — but something new is happening: people are mutating, and not gently. Grant returns to Perdido Beach with a new cast and even darker tone than the original series, examining what comes after a catastrophe for the people who lived through it.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Very graphic violence including body horror
Strong language
Mature thematic content — Grant's series consistently pushes YA limits
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