Dark romance · 2020
Master of Salt and BonesSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Keri Lake
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 11 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Keri Lake published Master of Salt and Bones in 2020. It is a standalone. Readers shelve it for forbidden, morally grey and gothic. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are sexual assault, murder, torture. 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: 2020. Standalone.
Master of Salt and Bones tropes
On this shelf, Master of Salt and Bones is filed under Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes and Gothic romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Master of Salt and Bones spice level
Is Master of Salt and Bones dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Master of Salt and Bones scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Master of Salt and Bones trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 107 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: child death, self harm, pedophilia, suicide, drug abuse, sexual content, forced institutionalization, mental illness, adult/minor relationship, addiction. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (11) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Moderate (0)
Harm, control, or obsession that is common in this lane.
None flagged in this band.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Master of Salt and Bones trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like Master of Salt and Bones
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- American King
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Spice ●●●●●Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Forbidden romance, Gothic romance
- Nightshade
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Forbidden romance, Gothic romance
- Broken Parts of Us
Broken Parts of Us
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Gothic romance, Morally grey heroes
- Cadence
Cadence
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Gothic romance, Morally grey heroes
- Fairydale
Fairydale
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Gothic romance, Morally grey heroes
- Control Me
Control Me
Michelle Heard
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes
- How Does It Feel?
How Does It Feel?
Jeneane O'Riley
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes
- Silver Swan - Elite Kings Club
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Master of Salt and Bones?
Master of Salt and Bones 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 Master of Salt and Bones trigger warnings?
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Torture, Abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Psychological abuse, Grief, Cheating, Kidnapping. Moderate: none flagged. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 107 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Master of Salt and Bones dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Master of Salt and Bones scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Master of Salt and Bones?
On this shelf Master of Salt and Bones is filed under Forbidden romance, Morally grey heroes and Gothic romance.
Who is Master of Salt and Bones for?
For a reader who wants forbidden and morally grey with explicit spice. Look at the warnings before you commit.
What are some books like Master of Salt and Bones?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: American King by Sierra Simone; Nightshade by Keri Lake; Broken Parts of Us by Ker Dukey; Cadence by Ker Dukey; Fairydale by Veronica Lancet; Control Me by Michelle Heard. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/master-of-salt-and-bones.
Is Master of Salt and Bones a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Master of Salt and Bones as a standalone.
What is the Master of Salt and Bones 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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