Ember Falls (The Green Ember Series Book 2)
- 4.8 out of 5
- 4,276 ratings
- 368 pages
Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13
This is a fantasy war sequel about rabbit heroes facing betrayal, marching armies, and a climactic fight against a tyrant’s forces. Expect sustained action violence—fighting, injuries, bleeding, and meaningful character deaths—without reviewers calling it gratuitous, heavily anatomical, or horror-focused. Romantic threads are described as small, chaste, and centered on friendship rather than physical attraction; reviewers explicitly note no sexual content and that characters are not depicted nude. Language concerns for many parents are low: no strong swearing is indicated in the samples, and harsh talk is essentially a single burst of name-calling in a military training context. The book fits readers who can handle moderate fantasy battle peril; families reading aloud to very young children may find some death and war themes emotionally heavy even when not graphically described.
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Crude Mild
1Crude insult language is rare. In one training scene a commander snaps at recruits with name-calling. Other sampled language uses mild words only in self-deprecating or practical speech, not as vulgar jokes.
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Specific words
- idiot: 1
Violence Moderate
22The story is built around war: battles with blades, kicks, and collisions; wolves and birds as enemies; wounds, bleeding, and tending injuries; a villain’s lair associated with bones and blood. Action is often described in broad strokes rather than lingered-on gore, though peril is real and reviewers note unexpected deaths that serve the plot. Several readers describe the violence as suitable for older children around nine to twelve and up, not for very young or tender listeners.
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- blood: 8
- kick: 6
- smash: 4
- bleed: 2
- stab: 2
About this book
“This book does for The Green Ember what The Empire Strikes Back did for Star Wars.” —Glenn McCarty The stage is set. It’s war. The bestselling adventure that began in The Green Ember returns, deeper and darker, in the second book of the four-book Green Ember series — for readers ages 8–12 and the families who read aloud together. Morbin Blackhawk — slaver, tyrant, lord of the birds of prey — means to crush the rabbit resistance once and for all. Heather and Picket, two young rabbits who never asked to be heroes, find themselves thrust into pivotal roles in a cause far larger than themselves. But the fragile alliance forged around the young heir is cracking from within, and betrayal may finish what the enemy began. Can two ordinary rabbits help rescue the cause from certain, sudden defeat? Ember Falls is more thrills, more danger, more friendship, more disaster — and through it all, a steady, constant gleam of hope. It is a story of loyalty tested, courage forged under pressure, and the stubborn faith that a better world is still worth fighting for. My place beside you. My blood for yours. Till the Green Ember rises Or the end of the world. New stories with an old soul. The adventure continues. Ember Falls is the second book in the four-book Green Ember series and continues the story begun in The Green Ember . Perfect for Green Ember fans, reluctant readers, and family readalouds, this middle grade fantasy adventure is written for readers ages 8–12. Continue the bestselling series! The Green Ember (Green Ember Book 1) Ember Falls (Green Ember Book 2) Ember Rising (Green Ember Book 3) Ember’s End (Green Ember Book 4) Explore more tales from the world of The Green Ember! Green Ember: Lost Tales Green Ember: Archer Green Ember: Old Natalia Read more