Married to Magic · 2020
A Deal with the Elf KingSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Elise Kova
Spice 3/5 (Hot) · Darkness 1/5 (Moody) · 4 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Luella is a village healer. She's taken to be the Elf King's human queen. The story borrows from Hades and Persephone and from Beauty and the Beast, and it's a full standalone with a happy ending. Gentle, with some open-door scenes. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: Silver Wing Press, November 2020. Standalone.
A Deal with the Elf King tropes
On this shelf, A Deal with the Elf King is filed under Arranged marriage, Fae romance and Hades and Persephone. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
A Deal with the Elf King spice level
Is A Deal with the Elf King dark romance?
Only just. It sits at the lightest end of the shelf. A Deal with the Elf King scores 1 of 5 on our darkness scale (Moody).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More moody books. How we rate.
A Deal with the Elf King trigger warnings
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Books like A Deal with the Elf King
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- The Villain
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Hades and Persephone
- Amid Clouds and Bones
Amid Clouds and Bones
Ella Fields
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Fae romance
- Dark Fairy Tales
Dark Fairy Tales
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Fae romance
- Shield of Sparrows
Shield of Sparrows
Devney Perry
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Arranged marriage
- The Bridge Kingdom
The Bridge Kingdom
Danielle L. Jensen
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Arranged marriage
- Rites of the Starling
Rites of the Starling
Devney Perry
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Arranged marriage
- House of Earth and Blood
House of Earth and Blood
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Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
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- Marry Me Not
Marry Me Not
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Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of A Deal with the Elf King?
A Deal with the Elf King spice level is 3 of 5 (Hot). Open door. The scene stays. Darkness is a separate score: 1 of 5 (Moody).
What are the A Deal with the Elf King trigger warnings?
Graphic: none flagged. Moderate: Grief. Minor: Death, Isolation, Magic. Warnings not yet verified against the author's own list. Check it before you start.
Is A Deal with the Elf King dark romance?
Only just. It sits at the lightest end of the shelf. A Deal with the Elf King scores 1 of 5 on our darkness scale (Moody). Atmosphere first. The harm stays mostly off the page.
What tropes are in A Deal with the Elf King?
On this shelf A Deal with the Elf King is filed under Arranged marriage, Fae romance and Hades and Persephone.
Who is A Deal with the Elf King for?
You want a cosy, low-darkness fae romance that's done in one book.
What are some books like A Deal with the Elf King?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: The Villain by L.J. Shen; Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields; Dark Fairy Tales by Cora Reilly; Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry; The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen; Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/a-deal-with-the-elf-king.
Is A Deal with the Elf King a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files A Deal with the Elf King as a standalone.
What is the A Deal with the Elf King age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 3/5 (hot) and darkness at 1/5 (moody). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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