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Going Rogue

Janet Evanovich · 2022

Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich. This book is content notes include Frightening scenes, Romance, Violence; positive qualities include Courage & resilience, Creativity & curiosity.

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Age guidanceNot listed
Strongest cautionsFrightening scenes 3/5 · Romance 3/5 · Violence 3/5
Strongest positivesCourage & resilience 3/5 · Creativity & curiosity 2/5
Series positionBook 29 · Stephanie Plum
Recommendation2.3/5

Courage & resilience; strongest caution: frightening scenes.

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Courage & resilience; strongest caution: frightening scenes.

Readiness snapshotMain watch-out: Frightening scenes 3/5
Recommendation 2.3/5

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Recommended ageNot listed

Strongest cautions

  • Frightening scenes3/5
  • Romance3/5
  • Violence3/5

Strongest positives

  • Courage & resilience3/5
  • Creativity & curiosity2/5
  • Good role models2/5

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Series progression

All known volumes are shown. Reviewed books include age guidance and cautions; books still being reviewed are clearly marked.

Next volumeBook 30 · Dirty ThirtyStrongest cautions: Romance 4/5 · Death of a character 3/5Open next review →
  1. Book 1 · One for the Money
    Death of a character5/5Frightening scenes5/5Violence5/5Graphic injury4/5Sexual content & nudity4/5Alcohol or drugs3/5Romance3/5Strong language2/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Starting point
  2. Book 2 · Two for the dough
    Frightening scenes4/5Violence4/5Death of a character3/5Graphic injury3/5Romance3/5Strong language3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets gentler
  3. Book 3 · Three to Get Deadly
    Death of a character3/5Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets gentler
  4. Book 4 · Four to Score
    Death of a character3/5Frightening scenes3/5Graphic injury3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Violence3/5Strong language2/5Alcohol or drugs1/5LGBTQIA characters1/5Products & advertising1/5
    About the same
  5. Book 6 · Hot Six
    Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    About the same
  6. Book 7 · Seven Up
    Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    About the same
  7. Book 8 · Hard eight
    Romance4/5Frightening scenes3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets more intense
  8. Book 9 · To the nines
    Death of a character4/5Frightening scenes4/5Violence4/5Romance3/5Graphic injury2/5Products & advertising2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Alcohol or drugs1/5Religious themes1/5Strong language1/5
    About the same
  9. Book 10 · Ten Big Ones (A Stephanie Plum Novel)
    Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets gentler
  10. Book 11 · Eleven on Top
    Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Products & advertising2/5Graphic injury1/5LGBTQIA characters1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets more intense
  11. Book 12 · Twelve Sharp
    Frightening scenes4/5Violence4/5Death of a character3/5Romance3/5Strong language3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Graphic injury2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Products & advertising1/5
    About the same
  12. Book 14 · Fearless Fourteen
    Death of a character3/5Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5
    Gets gentler
  13. Book 15 · Finger Lickin' Fifteen
    Violence4/5Death of a character3/5Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Strong language3/5Graphic injury2/5Products & advertising2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Alcohol or drugs1/5
    About the same
  14. Book 16 · Sizzling Sixteen
    Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets gentler
  15. Book 17 · Smokin' Seventeen
    Strong language4/5Death of a character3/5Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Graphic injury2/5LGBTQIA characters1/5Products & advertising1/5
    Gets more intense
  16. Book 18 · Explosive Eighteen
    Death of a character3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Frightening scenes2/5Graphic injury2/5Products & advertising2/5Religious themes1/5
    About the same
  17. Book 19 · Notorious Nineteen
    Romance3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Frightening scenes2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets gentler
  18. Book 20 · Takedown Twenty
    Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Frightening scenes2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    About the same
  19. Book 21 · Top Secret Twenty-One
    Death of a character3/5Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Graphic injury2/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets more intense
  20. Book 22 · Tricky Twenty-Two
    Death of a character3/5Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Products & advertising2/5Graphic injury1/5Religious themes1/5
    About the same
  21. Book 23 · Turbo Twenty-Three
    Death of a character3/5Romance3/5Violence3/5Frightening scenes2/5Graphic injury2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Strong language2/5Alcohol or drugs1/5Products & advertising1/5
    Gets gentler
  22. Book 24 · Hardcore Twenty-Four
    Death of a character4/5Graphic injury4/5Violence4/5Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets more intense
  23. Book 25 · Look Alive Twenty-Five
    Romance3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Frightening scenes2/5Products & advertising2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Graphic injury1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets gentler
  24. Book 26 · Twisted Twenty-Six
    Death of a character3/5Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5
    About the same
  25. Book 27 · Fortune and Glory
    Romance3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Death of a character2/5Frightening scenes2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Alcohol or drugs1/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets gentler
  26. Book 28 · Game On
    Romance4/5Frightening scenes3/5Sexual content & nudity3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character1/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets more intense
  27. Book 29 · Going Rogue
    Frightening scenes3/5Romance3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Strong language2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5
    Gets gentler
  28. Book 30 · Dirty Thirty
    Romance4/5Death of a character3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Frightening scenes2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets more intense
  29. Book 31 · Now or Never
    Romance3/5Strong language3/5Violence3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Death of a character2/5Frightening scenes2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Graphic injury1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets gentler
  30. Book 32 · Split Second
    Romance3/5Alcohol or drugs2/5Sexual content & nudity2/5Strong language2/5Violence2/5Death of a character1/5Frightening scenes1/5Products & advertising1/5Religious themes1/5
    Gets gentler

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What’s in it?

Death of a character2/5
Why this rating?

A recently murdered man is central to the mystery; death is a plot catalyst rather than the sole focus.

Graphic injury1/5
Why this rating?

Mentions of murder occur, but graphic descriptions are generally avoided.

Strong language2/5
Why this rating?

Occasional mild swearing and profanity typical of contemporary action novels.

Romance3/5
Why this rating?

Stephanie's romantic and sexual relationships are a recurring part of the series and intersect with the mystery plot.

Frightening scenes3/5
Why this rating?

Kidnapping, threats, criminal danger, and suspenseful investigations create sustained tension, though the tone is often humorous.

Sexual content & nudity2/5
Why this rating?

Adult sexual situations, references, or innuendo are likely, but explicit sexual description is not the book's central focus.

Alcohol or drugs2/5
Why this rating?

Occasional casual social drinking by adult characters.

Violence3/5
Why this rating?

Crime-related threats, abduction, confrontations, and peril are recurring; violence is generally presented in a comic mystery-adventure context.

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No concern recorded in these categories

These categories were explicitly scored 0/5 in the published review. This is not a guarantee that every edition or reader experience is identical.

Products & advertising · 0/5

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience3/5
Why this rating?

Characters confront abduction, criminals, and personal danger with persistence and bravery, though some actions are reckless.

Creativity & curiosity2/5
Why this rating?

Uses creative, albeit often slapstick, problem-solving in high-pressure situations.

Diverse representation1/5
Why this rating?

Includes a variety of background characters in a working-class city environment.

Kindness & empathy2/5
Why this rating?

Loyalty, concern for Connie, and cooperation with others support a moderate theme of caring, alongside comic conflict and self-interest.

Positive messages2/5
Why this rating?

The story emphasizes loyalty, persistence, responsibility, and helping someone in danger, while treating criminal behavior as harmful despite the humor.

Good role models2/5
Why this rating?

Stephanie is resourceful and loyal, though her risky choices, impulsiveness, and involvement in dangerous situations are not always ideal models.

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  3. Which choice in Going Rogue would you have made differently, and why?
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