Dark romance · 2023
NocticadiaSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Keri Lake
Spice 5/5 (Scorching) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 12 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
From Keri Lake, 2023: Nocticadia, a standalone. The pull here is dark fantasy. We score it spice 5 (scorching) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are murder, sexual assault, death. 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.
Nocticadia tropes
On this shelf, Nocticadia is filed under Dark fantasy romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Nocticadia spice level
Is Nocticadia dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Nocticadia scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Nocticadia trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 276 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: death of parent, sexual content, medical content, body horror, injury/injury detail, chronic illness, vomit, suicide, gun violence, mental illness. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (12) — 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 Nocticadia trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like Nocticadia
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Infernium
Infernium
Keri Lake
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
- Lunamare
Lunamare
Pepper Winters
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
- The Clown
The Clown
Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
- The WitchSlayer
The WitchSlayer
Opal Reyne
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
- A Ship of Bones & Teeth
A Ship of Bones & Teeth
Karina Halle
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
- Lady Venom Takes a Mistress
Lady Venom Takes a Mistress
Kat Blackthorne
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
- Never Keep
Never Keep
Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
- Anathema
Anathema
Keri Lake
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark fantasy romance
Books like Nocticadia, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Nocticadia?
Nocticadia spice level is 5 of 5 (Scorching). Frequent, graphic, the point of many chapters. Darkness is a separate score: 5 of 5 (No light).
What are the Nocticadia trigger warnings?
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Gore, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Abuse, Grief, Stalking, Captivity. 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 276 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Nocticadia dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Nocticadia scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Nocticadia?
On this shelf Nocticadia is filed under Dark fantasy romance.
Who is Nocticadia for?
For a reader who wants dark fantasy with scorching spice. Read the warnings first.
What are some books like Nocticadia?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Infernium by Keri Lake; Lunamare by Pepper Winters; The Clown by Kathryn Ann Kingsley; The WitchSlayer by Opal Reyne; A Ship of Bones & Teeth by Karina Halle; Lady Venom Takes a Mistress by Kat Blackthorne. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/nocticadia.
Is Nocticadia a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Nocticadia as a standalone.
What is the Nocticadia age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 5/5 (scorching) 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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