Dark romance · 2023
Lady Venom Takes a MistressSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 7 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Kat Blackthorne published Lady Venom Takes a Mistress in 2023. It is a standalone. The pull here is gothic and dark fantasy. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are murder, violence, sexual assault. Our scores lean on what readers report, not on a full reread, so treat them as a guide. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2023. Standalone.
Lady Venom Takes a Mistress tropes
On this shelf, Lady Venom Takes a Mistress is filed under Gothic romance and Dark fantasy romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Lady Venom Takes a Mistress spice level
Is Lady Venom Takes a Mistress dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Lady Venom Takes a Mistress scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Lady Venom Takes a Mistress trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 14 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, misogyny, animal death. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (5) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Lady Venom Takes a Mistress trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like Lady Venom Takes a Mistress
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- A Ship of Bones & Teeth
A Ship of Bones & Teeth
Karina Halle
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Gothic romance, Dark fantasy romance
- Anathema
Anathema
Keri Lake
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Gothic romance, Dark fantasy romance
- Lord of Bones
Lord of Bones
Aiden Pierce
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Dark fantasy romance, Gothic romance
- Curse of Dracula
Curse of Dracula
Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Dark fantasy romance, Gothic romance
- Phantasma
Phantasma
Kaylie Smith
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Dark fantasy romance, Gothic romance
- Eldritch
Eldritch
Keri Lake
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Dark fantasy romance, Gothic romance
- Lunamare
Lunamare
Pepper Winters
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
- The Clown
The Clown
Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Lady Venom Takes a Mistress?
Lady Venom Takes a Mistress spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 5 of 5 (No light).
What are the Lady Venom Takes a Mistress trigger warnings?
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Death. Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 14 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Lady Venom Takes a Mistress dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Lady Venom Takes a Mistress scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Lady Venom Takes a Mistress?
On this shelf Lady Venom Takes a Mistress is filed under Gothic romance and Dark fantasy romance.
Who is Lady Venom Takes a Mistress for?
For a reader who wants gothic and dark fantasy with explicit spice. Check the trigger warnings before you start.
What are some books like Lady Venom Takes a Mistress?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: A Ship of Bones & Teeth by Karina Halle; Anathema by Keri Lake; Lord of Bones by Aiden Pierce; Curse of Dracula by Kathryn Ann Kingsley; Phantasma by Kaylie Smith; Eldritch by Keri Lake. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/lady-venom-takes-a-mistress.
Is Lady Venom Takes a Mistress a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Lady Venom Takes a Mistress as a standalone.
What is the Lady Venom Takes a Mistress age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 5/5 (no light). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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