Dark romance · 2025
The Poison DaughterSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 3/5 (Dark) · 1 trigger warning flagged · Standalone
The Poison Daughter is a standalone by Sheila Masterson, published in 2025. Expect arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, vampire and romantasy. Spice is explicit (4 of 5) and the darkness is dark, but there is light (3 of 5). We could not find the author's own warning list yet, so check it before you start. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 3 October 2025 (first publication, per Goodreads). Standalone.
The Poison Daughter tropes
On this shelf, The Poison Daughter is filed under Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers, Vampire romance and Dark romantasy. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
The Poison Daughter spice level
Is The Poison Daughter dark romance?
Yes. The Poison Daughter scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More dark books. How we rate.
The Poison Daughter 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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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 Poison Daughter trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like The Poison Daughter
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Amid Clouds and Bones
Amid Clouds and Bones
Ella Fields
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- The Book of Azrael
The Book of Azrael
Amber V. Nicole
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Vampire romance
- A Crown in Shadows
A Crown in Shadows
Carissa Broadbent
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Dark romantasy, Vampire romance
- A Light in the Flame
A Light in the Flame
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Dark romantasy, Vampire romance
- A Soul of Ash and Blood
A Soul of Ash and Blood
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Dark romantasy, Vampire romance
- Children of Fallen Gods
Children of Fallen Gods
Carissa Broadbent
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Dark romantasy, Vampire romance
- All Your Bloody Lies
All Your Bloody Lies
M.L. Burns
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Vampire romance
- Daggermouth
Daggermouth
H.M. Wolfe
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of The Poison Daughter?
The Poison Daughter spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 3 of 5 (Dark).
What are the The Poison Daughter trigger warnings?
Graphic: none flagged. Moderate: Murder. Minor: none flagged. Warnings not yet verified against the author's own list. Check it before you start.
Is The Poison Daughter dark romance?
Yes. The Poison Daughter scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark). Harm is part of the romance, not a footnote.
What tropes are in The Poison Daughter?
On this shelf The Poison Daughter is filed under Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers, Vampire romance and Dark romantasy.
Who is The Poison Daughter for?
For a reader who wants a marriage nobody asked for. Spice is explicit. Darkness is dark. Warnings are not yet verified, so check the author's note first.
What are some books like The Poison Daughter?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields; The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole; A Crown in Shadows by Carissa Broadbent; A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout; A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout; Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/the-poison-daughter.
Is The Poison Daughter a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files The Poison Daughter as a standalone.
What is the The Poison Daughter age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 3/5 (dark). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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