A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark book cover

A Court This Cruel and Lovely

by Stacia Stark

Our rating

Spice 3/5 Darkness 2/5

Spice: moderate. Darkness: some dark moments.

Prisca has hidden her magic her whole life. Then a fae prince turns up who needs exactly that, with a curse sitting in the middle of it. Clear ACOTAR comp and a fine one to read next.

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Is A Court This Cruel and Lovely spicy?

Yes, moderately. A Court This Cruel and Lovely has a few open-door scenes, explicit enough that you'll notice, but the plot still does most of the work. We rate it 3 out of 5.

How dark is A Court This Cruel and Lovely?

We rate A Court This Cruel and Lovely 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are graphic violence, physical or emotional abuse. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read Kingdom of Lies in order?

A Court This Cruel and Lovely is book 1 of Kingdom of Lies, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.

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Content warnings

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  • Graphic violence
  • Physical or emotional abuse

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Details

Series
Kingdom of Lies, book 1
Series status
Complete
Pages
532
First published
2023
Genre
Romantasy

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