THE RAVEN KING, by Maggie Stiefvater

The story: All loose ends are tied up in the stories of Blue, Gansey, Ronan, Adam, and Noah. If you haven't already read the other three books, don't start here! Go back to The Raven Boys, put all the other volumes on hold, and enjoy.

June Cleaver's ratings: Language R; Violence R; Sexual content PG; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG-13; Magic & the occult PG-13; GLBT content PG-13; adult themes (demonic activity, possession by demons) PG-13; overall rating R.

Liz's comments: Probably not for middle school, really, even though I have it in my MS library. The language continues troubling in this final volume (Book 1 was reviewed for grades 8-up; the others, for 9-up). While there's no sex to speak of, there's quite a lot of gruesome violence and explicit language in all of them, and a gay bromance in Book 4. But Stiefvater's story and characters are magical, and the last volume doesn't disappoint.