Dark romance · 2024
Serpentine ValentineSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 4 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Giana Darling published Serpentine Valentine in 2024. It is a standalone. Readers shelve it for academy, dark academia, revenge and possessive hero. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are sexual assault, violence, bullying. 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: 2024. Standalone.
Serpentine Valentine tropes
On this shelf, Serpentine Valentine is filed under Dark academy romance, Dark academia romance, Revenge romance and Possessive heroes. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Serpentine Valentine spice level
Is Serpentine Valentine dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Serpentine Valentine scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Serpentine Valentine trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 60 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: homophobia, sexual content, panic attacks/disorders, misogyny, lesbophobia, biphobia. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (4) — 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 Serpentine Valentine trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like Serpentine Valentine
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- The Truths We Burn
The Truths We Burn
Monty Jay
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Revenge romance, Possessive heroes
- Green Light
Green Light
Jescie Hall
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Revenge romance, Dark academy romance
- A Debt Owed
A Debt Owed
Clarissa Wild
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark academia romance, Possessive heroes
- Caged
Caged
Clarissa Wild
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark academia romance, Possessive heroes
- Endless Anger
Endless Anger
Sav R. Miller
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark academy romance, Dark academia romance
- Filthy
Filthy
J. L. Beck
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark academia romance, Possessive heroes
- Little Stranger
Little Stranger
Leigh Rivers
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Revenge romance, Possessive heroes
- Deceit
Deceit
Katelyn Taylor
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark academy romance, Dark academia romance
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Serpentine Valentine?
Serpentine Valentine 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 Serpentine Valentine trigger warnings?
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Bullying, Abuse. 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 60 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Serpentine Valentine dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Serpentine Valentine scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Serpentine Valentine?
On this shelf Serpentine Valentine is filed under Dark academy romance, Dark academia romance, Revenge romance and Possessive heroes.
Who is Serpentine Valentine for?
Pick this up if you want academy and dark academia with explicit spice. Look at the warnings before you commit.
What are some books like Serpentine Valentine?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: The Truths We Burn by Monty Jay; Green Light by Jescie Hall; A Debt Owed by Clarissa Wild; Caged by Clarissa Wild; Endless Anger by Sav R. Miller; Filthy by J. L. Beck. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/serpentine-valentine.
Is Serpentine Valentine a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Serpentine Valentine as a standalone.
What is the Serpentine Valentine 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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