The Lightlark Saga · 2022
LightlarkSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Alex Aster
Spice 1/5 (Embers) · Darkness 2/5 (Grey) · 4 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Low spice, not dark romance. Good for readers who want romantasy without the heat.
Once every hundred years the island of Lightlark appears. Its rulers play a deadly game to break their curses, and Isla Crown has come to win. Book one of a series, with a love triangle and low spice. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: Amulet Books (Abrams), August 2022. Standalone.
Lightlark tropes
On this shelf, Lightlark is filed under Forbidden romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Lightlark spice level
Is Lightlark dark romance?
Yes, but at the lighter end of the shelf. Lightlark scores 2 of 5 on our darkness scale (Grey).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More grey books. How we rate.
Lightlark trigger warnings
Warnings not yet verified. We could not find the author's own content warning list for this book, so the flags here are only what the publisher's description makes clear. Check the author's note before you start.
Graphic (0) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
None flagged in this band.
Full Lightlark trigger warnings
Who it's for
Shelf note written for this site. We do not copy reviews or publisher blurbs. Outbound links are search pages, not quoted ratings. Kindle Unlimited and endings are only flagged when we were willing to mark them. How we rate.
Missing a book? Suggest it.
Books like Lightlark
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Fearless
Fearless
Lauren Roberts
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- Powerless
Powerless
Lauren Roberts
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- Red Queen
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- The Prison Healer
The Prison Healer
Lynette Noni
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- Twilight
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●○○○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- Sinning Like Hell
Sinning Like Hell
Trilina Pucci
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- Spark of the Everflame
Spark of the Everflame
Penn Cole
Spice ●●○○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- Serpent & Dove
Serpent & Dove
Shelby Mahurin
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
Books like Lightlark, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Lightlark?
Lightlark spice level is 1 of 5 (Embers). Closed door, or almost. Darkness is a separate score: 2 of 5 (Grey).
What are the Lightlark trigger warnings?
Graphic: none flagged. Moderate: Violence, Death. Minor: Blood, Magic. Warnings not yet verified against the author's own list. Check it before you start.
Is Lightlark dark romance?
Yes, but at the lighter end of the shelf. Lightlark scores 2 of 5 on our darkness scale (Grey). He is not good. The book still leaves you air.
What tropes are in Lightlark?
On this shelf Lightlark is filed under Forbidden romance.
Who is Lightlark for?
You want a competition plot, secrets and a love triangle, and you can live without spice.
What are some books like Lightlark?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Fearless by Lauren Roberts; Powerless by Lauren Roberts; Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard; The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni; Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; Sinning Like Hell by Trilina Pucci. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/lightlark.
Is Lightlark a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Lightlark as a standalone.
What is the Lightlark age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 1/5 (embers) and darkness at 2/5 (grey). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
Join on Patreon for the Zade Masked serial.