Is Beast Quest violent?

[ItNeverRainsBut]

I'm looking for a present for a 7-year-old boy and wondered about a Beast Quest book as they seem to be very popular with boys of that age. Have never actually read one myself though. I double-checked with the boy's parents and they hadn't heard of them and just said "yeah so long as it's not too violent", but I have no idea. Not really sure what "too violent" would be either? This boy likes Star Wars so presumably light sabre fights are ok with them! What do you think?

[goblincandoa5k]

Never having read one i can't possibly comment

However, i do have a 6 1/2 year old boy who loves Star Wars and i won't buy him the Beast Quest books. They seem to be quite popular in his class, but when i looked at the covers and the info on the backs, i just didn't like them.

My son does love the Astrosaurs books though.

[swallowthree]

Don't go there - they are hideous - Boy fights and defeats a beast in every book - Girl stands on the sidelines cheering him on. My boy is obsessed with them and I cannot believe that we are going along with it. Most series of books for boys seems to involve some element of fighting in them - I'm desperate to find something else.