Under Your Scars · 2023
Under Your ScarsSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 12 trigger warnings flagged
Under Your Scars is book 1 of Under Your Scars by Ariel N. Anderson, first published in 2023. Readers shelve it for morally grey and stalker. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are sexual assault, murder, violence. 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 1 of Under Your Scars.
Under Your Scars tropes
On this shelf, Under Your Scars is filed under Morally grey heroes and Stalker romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Under Your Scars spice level
Is Under Your Scars dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Under Your Scars scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Under Your Scars trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 253 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: suicide, self harm, gun violence, suicide attempt, suicidal thoughts, sexual content, death of parent, mental illness, toxic relationship, 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 Under Your Scars trigger warnings
Under Your Scars reading order
Under Your Scars is book 1 of 1 in Ariel N. Anderson's Under Your Scars series. Start here.
- Book 1 Under Your Scars (this book) · 2023
Order checked against the StoryGraph Under Your Scars series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Books like Under Your Scars
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes, Stalker romance
- Angel's Cage
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Stalker romance, Morally grey heroes
- Billionaire Grump
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Stalker romance, Morally grey heroes
- My Demon Hunter
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Aurora Ascher
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Stalker romance, Morally grey heroes
- Stalk Her
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes, Stalker romance
- Blood & Betrayals
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Stalker romance, Morally grey heroes
- Driving My Obsession
Driving My Obsession
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Stalker romance, Morally grey heroes
- The Blood We Crave: Part One
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Morally grey heroes, Stalker romance
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Under Your Scars?
Under Your Scars 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 Under Your Scars trigger warnings?
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, Death, Stalking, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Torture, Gore, Psychological abuse, 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 253 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Under Your Scars dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Under Your Scars scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Under Your Scars?
On this shelf Under Your Scars is filed under Morally grey heroes and Stalker romance.
Who is Under Your Scars for?
Pick this up if you want morally grey and stalker with explicit spice. Check the trigger warnings before you start.
What are some books like Under Your Scars?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Psychotic Obsession by Leigh Rivers; Angel's Cage by Anna Zaires; Billionaire Grump by Anna Zaires; My Demon Hunter by Aurora Ascher; Stalk Her by Ker Dukey; Blood & Betrayals by Jeanette Rose, Alexis Rune. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/under-your-scars.
Is Under Your Scars a standalone?
No. Under Your Scars is book 1 of 1 in the Under Your Scars series by Ariel N. Anderson.
What order should I read the Under Your Scars series in?
1. Under Your Scars.
How many books are in the Under Your Scars series?
The Under Your Scars series by Ariel N. Anderson has 1 main book.
What is the Under Your Scars 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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