The Hollow Boys · 2023
The Blood We Crave: Part TwoSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Monty Jay
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 11 trigger warnings flagged
From Monty Jay, 2023: The Blood We Crave: Part Two, book 4 of The Hollow Boys. Readers shelve it for revenge, killer hero, war, morally grey, enemies to lovers and academy. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are blood, murder, 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. Book 4 of The Hollow Boys.
The Blood We Crave: Part Two tropes
On this shelf, The Blood We Crave: Part Two is filed under Revenge romance, Serial killer romance, War romance, Morally grey heroes, Enemies to lovers and Dark academy romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
The Blood We Crave: Part Two spice level
Is The Blood We Crave: Part Two dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. The Blood We Crave: Part Two scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
The Blood We Crave: Part Two trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 29 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, death of parent, trafficking, fire/fire injury, injury/injury detail. See the reader-submitted list.
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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 The Blood We Crave: Part Two trigger warnings
The Hollow Boys reading order
The Blood We Crave: Part Two is book 4 of 5 in Monty Jay's The Hollow Boys series. Start with The Lies We Steal.
- Book 1 The Lies We Steal · 2021
- Book 2 The Truths We Burn · 2022
- Book 3 The Blood We Crave: Part One · 2022
- Book 4 The Blood We Crave: Part Two (this book) · 2023
- Book 5 The Oath We Give · 2023
Order checked against the StoryGraph The Hollow Boys series page on 13 October 2026. The The Hollow Boys series in order.
Who it's for
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Books like The Blood We Crave: Part Two
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- The Lies We Steal
The Lies We Steal
Monty Jay
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark academy romance, Revenge romance
- The Truths We Burn
The Truths We Burn
Monty Jay
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Revenge romance, Morally grey heroes
- The Wrath of the Fallen
The Wrath of the Fallen
Amber V. Nicole
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Revenge romance, War romance
- Kiss the Villain
Kiss the Villain
Rina Kent
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes, Enemies to lovers
- Endless Anger
Endless Anger
Sav R. Miller
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark academy romance, Enemies to lovers
- Riot Rules
Riot Rules
Callie Hart
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Morally grey heroes
- Dawn of Chaos and Fury
Dawn of Chaos and Fury
Melissa K. Roehrich
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Revenge romance, Morally grey heroes
- Deviant Hearts
Deviant Hearts
Jagger Cole
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Enemies to lovers, War romance
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of The Blood We Crave: Part Two?
The Blood We Crave: Part Two 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 The Blood We Crave: Part Two trigger warnings?
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Gore, Violence, Stalking, Grief, Torture, Psychological abuse, Abuse, Sexual assault. 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 29 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is The Blood We Crave: Part Two dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. The Blood We Crave: Part Two scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in The Blood We Crave: Part Two?
On this shelf The Blood We Crave: Part Two is filed under Revenge romance, Serial killer romance, War romance, Morally grey heroes, Enemies to lovers and Dark academy romance.
Who is The Blood We Crave: Part Two for?
For a reader who wants revenge and killer hero with explicit spice. Check the trigger warnings before you start. Start earlier in The Hollow Boys if you can.
What are some books like The Blood We Crave: Part Two?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: The Lies We Steal by Monty Jay; The Truths We Burn by Monty Jay; The Wrath of the Fallen by Amber V. Nicole; Kiss the Villain by Rina Kent; Endless Anger by Sav R. Miller; Riot Rules by Callie Hart. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/the-blood-we-crave-part-two.
Is The Blood We Crave: Part Two a standalone?
No. The Blood We Crave: Part Two is book 4 of 5 in the The Hollow Boys series by Monty Jay. The series starts with The Lies We Steal.
What order should I read the The Hollow Boys series in?
1. The Lies We Steal; 2. The Truths We Burn; 3. The Blood We Crave: Part One; 4. The Blood We Crave: Part Two; 5. The Oath We Give.
How many books are in the The Hollow Boys series?
The The Hollow Boys series by Monty Jay has 5 main books.
What is the The Blood We Crave: Part Two 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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