The Obsidian Order · 2024
Vicious SocietySpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 4/5 (Pitch) · 6 trigger warnings flagged
From Morgan Bridges, 2024: Vicious Society, book 2 of The Obsidian Order. Readers shelve it for stalker, academy, morally grey, secret society and enemies to lovers. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 4 (very dark). The heaviest flags readers report are murder, violence, 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: 2024. Book 2 of The Obsidian Order.
Vicious Society tropes
On this shelf, Vicious Society is filed under Stalker romance, Dark academy romance, Morally grey heroes, Secret society romance and Enemies to lovers. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Vicious Society spice level
Is Vicious Society dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Vicious Society scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More pitch books. How we rate.
Vicious Society trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 8 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, medical content, gun violence, toxic relationship, injury/injury detail. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (6) — open before you read
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 Vicious Society trigger warnings
The Obsidian Order reading order
Vicious Society is book 2 of 2 in Morgan Bridges's The Obsidian Order series. Start with Vicious Secret.
- Book 1 Vicious Secret · 2024
- Book 2 Vicious Society (this book) · 2024
Order checked against the StoryGraph The Obsidian Order series page on 13 October 2026. The The Obsidian Order series in order.
Who it's for
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Books like Vicious Society
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Vicious Secret
Vicious Secret
Morgan Bridges
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Stalker romance, Morally grey heroes
- You're Next
You're Next
Tate James
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Morally grey heroes, Secret society romance
- The Wallflower
The Wallflower
J.L. Beck
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Dark academy romance, Enemies to lovers
- Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl
Penelope Douglas
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Secret society romance, Morally grey heroes
- Bully
Bully
Penelope Douglas
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Secret society romance, Morally grey heroes
- The Demons we Hide
The Demons we Hide
Lucy Smoke
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Morally grey heroes
- The Wrong Quarterback
The Wrong Quarterback
C. R. Jane
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Stalker romance, Dark academy romance
- Burn With Me
Burn With Me
Lucy Smoke
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Morally grey heroes, Enemies to lovers
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Vicious Society?
Vicious Society spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 4 of 5 (Pitch).
What are the Vicious Society trigger warnings?
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Blood, Stalking, Torture. 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 8 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Vicious Society dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Vicious Society scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch). Bleak on purpose. Comfort is not the job.
What tropes are in Vicious Society?
On this shelf Vicious Society is filed under Stalker romance, Dark academy romance, Morally grey heroes, Secret society romance and Enemies to lovers.
Who is Vicious Society for?
Pick this up if you want stalker and academy with explicit spice. Look at the warnings before you commit. Start earlier in The Obsidian Order if you can.
What are some books like Vicious Society?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Vicious Secret by Morgan Bridges; You're Next by Tate James; The Wallflower by J.L. Beck; Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas; Bully by Penelope Douglas; The Demons we Hide by Lucy Smoke. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/vicious-society.
Is Vicious Society a standalone?
No. Vicious Society is book 2 of 2 in the The Obsidian Order series by Morgan Bridges. The series starts with Vicious Secret.
What order should I read the The Obsidian Order series in?
1. Vicious Secret; 2. Vicious Society.
How many books are in the The Obsidian Order series?
The The Obsidian Order series by Morgan Bridges has 2 main books.
What is the Vicious Society age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 4/5 (pitch). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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