The Twelve (The Star Riders Book 1)

The Twelve (The Star Riders Book 1)

Victoria Perkins

The Star Riders series

  • 4.3 out of 5
  • 216 ratings
  • 294 pages
  • R

Overall Content Rating: Restricted R

The book is marketed and reviewed as Christian-leaning fantasy about a teenage girl in foster care who joins demon hunters from destroyed alternate worlds. Expect frequent supernatural action violence with blades, fists, and demonic enemies, plus a single strong thread of feared sexual assault tied to nightmare or trauma rather than detailed on-page sex. Language stays relatively clean compared with many secular fantasies: sampled strong swearing and vulgar slang are largely absent or used in non-offensive senses. Romance and prophecy drive the plot alongside mystery and bonding powers; parents who want to avoid assault themes or sustained fight gore should weigh those elements even though explicit sexual scenes are not a focus in reviewer notes.

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Reviews first uploaded October 6, 2026 9:51 pm. Page updated October 6, 2026 9:51 pm.

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Crude Mild

4

Occasional mild insults such as calling someone foolish appear in dialogue or the narrator’s thoughts; sampled matches for vulgar bodily slang are absent or not that kind of content.

Amazon reviews mentioning crude

Specific words
  • idiot: 2
  • stupid: 2

Sex Moderate

1

Sexual assault appears as a feared or remembered threat rather than a prolonged explicit scene; the narrator describes dread of being violated while helpless and reacts upon waking.

Amazon reviews mentioning sex

Specific words
  • rape: 1

Violence Heavy

41

The story centers on demon hunting and repeated combat. Characters are punched, stabbed, and beaten; blood and bleeding are common, including torture-like warm-up beatings, battlefield injuries, severed limbs, and a graphic exploding kill. Injuries are often healed quickly, but fights stay intense through much of the book.

Amazon reviews mentioning violence

Specific words
  • blood: 27
  • stab: 5
  • bleed: 4
  • kick: 3
  • gore: 1
  • punch: 1

About this book

Tempest Black is nobody special. Orphaned as a baby, the only thing she has from her past is her unusual name. Now, at seventeen, she's willing to give it up if it means she can disappear. What she doesn't know is that, in the West, eleven have been sent to find her, and when they do, her whole world will change. *Content warning: discussion and non-graphic flashbacks of abuse; violence. They are the Star Riders, those chosen by Adonai to protect the worlds from the forces of darkness. All alone, they search for the one prophesied to be at their side at the end of days. A special child with unknown powers who will change everything. Read more