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Would this book be appropriate for a 13-year-old?

Megan It was mostly tame. There were certain sex implications, but they were more like strong illusions to it than anything explicitly being said. On that n…moreIt was mostly tame. There were certain sex implications, but they were more like strong illusions to it than anything explicitly being said. On that note though, there are strong implications of prostitution. There is also minor cussing. In terms of it being appropriate, I would say it's fine depending on the 13 year old, though I think I wouldn't have grasped most of the concepts or had much interest when I was 13: it's a slow burn, and it does not have anything enticing to the average 13 year old.
I'm 19 if that is of any relevance or helpful at all.(less)

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Pigsthatwheek are the sex/prostitution scenes easy to skip over or are there too many?
Sep 07, 2020 01:16PM · flag

Megan Eh, I mean, yes and no. Every other chapter is a flashback, so you can distinguish when it’s gonna be brought up. Heavily in 1 chapter in particular, ...more
Sep 09, 2020 10:41PM · flag

Pigsthatwheek okay thank you!
Sep 10, 2020 05:28PM · flag

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