Throne of Glass · 2012
Throne of GlassSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 1/5 (Embers) · Darkness 2/5 (Grey) · 6 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Low spice, not dark romance. Good for readers who want romantasy without the heat.
Celaena Sardothien is eighteen, an assassin, and dying slowly in a salt mine. The king offers her freedom if she wins his competition and becomes his champion. Book one is mostly kissing and a love triangle. The heat comes later in the series, and it comes properly. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: Bloomsbury, 7 August 2012. Standalone.
Throne of Glass tropes
On this shelf, Throne of Glass is filed under Fae romance and Morally grey heroes. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Throne of Glass spice level
Is Throne of Glass dark romance?
Yes, but at the lighter end of the shelf. Throne of Glass scores 2 of 5 on our darkness scale (Grey).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More grey books. How we rate.
Throne of Glass 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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Who it's for
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Books like Throne of Glass
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
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Holly Black
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Fae romance, Morally grey heroes
- Stolen Heir
Stolen Heir
Sophie Lark
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Fae romance, Morally grey heroes
- The Folk of the Air Boxset
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Holly Black
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Fae romance, Morally grey heroes
- House of Earth and Blood
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Fae romance, Morally grey heroes
- A Court of Frost and Starlight
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Fae romance, Morally grey heroes
- Queen Fae
Queen Fae
Jaymin Eve
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Fae romance, Morally grey heroes
- Six of Crows
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
Spice ●○○○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Morally grey heroes
- To Bleed a Crystal Bloom
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom
Sarah A. Parker
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Throne of Glass?
Throne of Glass spice level is 1 of 5 (Embers). Closed door, or almost. Darkness is a separate score: 2 of 5 (Grey).
What are the Throne of Glass trigger warnings?
Graphic: none flagged. Moderate: Violence, Death, Murder, Blood. Minor: Grief, Gore. Warnings not yet verified against the author's own list. Check it before you start.
Is Throne of Glass dark romance?
Yes, but at the lighter end of the shelf. Throne of Glass scores 2 of 5 on our darkness scale (Grey). He is not good. The book still leaves you air.
What tropes are in Throne of Glass?
On this shelf Throne of Glass is filed under Fae romance and Morally grey heroes.
Who is Throne of Glass for?
You want a lethal heroine and a long series to sink into, and you can wait for the spice. If Sarah J. Maas is your way in, this is a good door.
What are some books like Throne of Glass?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black; Stolen Heir by Sophie Lark; The Folk of the Air Boxset by Holly Black; House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas; A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas; Queen Fae by Jaymin Eve. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/throne-of-glass.
Is Throne of Glass a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Throne of Glass as a standalone.
What is the Throne of Glass 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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