Red Queen · 2015
Red QueenSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
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.
Book one of Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen series. Mare Barrow is a Red, born to the lower class. Then she shows a power only a Silver should have. The royals hide her at court, and she ends up caught between two princes. Barely any spice. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: HarperTeen / Orion, February 2015. Standalone.
Red Queen tropes
On this shelf, Red Queen is filed under Forbidden romance and War romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Red Queen spice level
Is Red Queen dark romance?
Yes, but at the lighter end of the shelf. Red Queen scores 2 of 5 on our darkness scale (Grey).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More grey books. How we rate.
Red Queen 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.
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Full Red Queen trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like Red Queen
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Lightlark
Lightlark
Alex Aster
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- Divine Rivals
Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: War romance
- Fearless
Fearless
Lauren Roberts
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- Powerless
Powerless
Lauren Roberts
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- A Fate Inked in Blood
A Fate Inked in Blood
Danielle L. Jensen
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: War romance, Forbidden romance
- The Prison Healer
The Prison Healer
Lynette Noni
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
- Wrath of an Exile
Wrath of an Exile
Monty Jay
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Forbidden romance, War romance
- Twilight
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●○○○○
Shared: Forbidden romance
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Red Queen?
Red Queen spice level is 1 of 5 (Embers). Closed door, or almost. Darkness is a separate score: 2 of 5 (Grey).
What are the Red Queen trigger warnings?
Graphic: none flagged. Moderate: Violence, Death, War. Minor: Captivity. Warnings not yet verified against the author's own list. Check it before you start.
Is Red Queen dark romance?
Yes, but at the lighter end of the shelf. Red Queen scores 2 of 5 on our darkness scale (Grey). He is not good. The book still leaves you air.
What tropes are in Red Queen?
On this shelf Red Queen is filed under Forbidden romance and War romance.
Who is Red Queen for?
You want powers, palace schemes and a love triangle, and you don't want spice.
What are some books like Red Queen?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Lightlark by Alex Aster; Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross; Fearless by Lauren Roberts; Powerless by Lauren Roberts; A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen; The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/red-queen.
Is Red Queen a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Red Queen as a standalone.
What is the Red Queen 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.
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