Dark romance · 2021
The Thorns RemainSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Chelley St Clair, Jennifer Hartmann
Spice 3/5 (Hot) · Darkness 3/5 (Dark) · 4 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Chelley St Clair, Jennifer Hartmann published The Thorns Remain in 2021. It is a standalone. Readers shelve it for enemies to lovers and revenge. We score it spice 3 (open door) and darkness 3 (dark). The heaviest flags readers report are cheating, violence, blood. 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: 2021. Standalone.
The Thorns Remain tropes
On this shelf, The Thorns Remain is filed under Enemies to lovers and Revenge romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
The Thorns Remain spice level
Is The Thorns Remain dark romance?
Yes. The Thorns Remain scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More dark books. How we rate.
The Thorns Remain trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 7 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: gun violence, miscarriage, pregnancy, abortion, infertility, sexual content, medical trauma, car accident. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (3) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full The Thorns Remain trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like The Thorns Remain
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Eulogy
Eulogy
Rachel Van Dyken
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- One Cursed Rose
One Cursed Rose
Rebecca Zanetti
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince
One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince
Kate Stewart
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- Dukes of Madness
Dukes of Madness
Angel Lawson
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- Wrath of the Damned
Wrath of the Damned
Ella Fields
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- All Your Bloody Lies
All Your Bloody Lies
M.L. Burns
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- Empress in Lingerie
Empress in Lingerie
Penelope Sky
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- Lemonade
Lemonade
Nina Pennacchi
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of The Thorns Remain?
The Thorns Remain spice level is 3 of 5 (Hot). Open door. The scene stays. Darkness is a separate score: 3 of 5 (Dark).
What are the The Thorns Remain trigger warnings?
Graphic: Cheating, Violence, Blood. Moderate: Stalking. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 7 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is The Thorns Remain dark romance?
Yes. The Thorns Remain scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark). Harm is part of the romance, not a footnote.
What tropes are in The Thorns Remain?
On this shelf The Thorns Remain is filed under Enemies to lovers and Revenge romance.
Who is The Thorns Remain for?
For a reader who wants enemies to lovers and revenge with open door spice. Look at the warnings before you commit.
What are some books like The Thorns Remain?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Eulogy by Rachel Van Dyken; One Cursed Rose by Rebecca Zanetti; One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince by Kate Stewart; Dukes of Madness by Angel Lawson; Wrath of the Damned by Ella Fields; All Your Bloody Lies by M.L. Burns. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/the-thorns-remain.
Is The Thorns Remain a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files The Thorns Remain as a standalone.
What is the The Thorns Remain age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 3/5 (hot) 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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