A Darker Shade of Magic
by V.E. Schwab
Our rating
Spice: none. Darkness: some dark moments.
Four Londons, one magician who can travel between them and a thief who wants to be a pirate. Lighter than most on this list but White London is properly nasty.
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Is A Darker Shade of Magic spicy?
No. A Darker Shade of Magic has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.
How dark is A Darker Shade of Magic?
We rate A Darker Shade of Magic 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are graphic violence, torture. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read Shades of Magic in order?
A Darker Shade of Magic is book 1 of Shades of Magic, 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
Show 2 content warnings for A Darker Shade of Magic
- Graphic violence
- Torture
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Details
- Series
- Shades of Magic, book 1
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 400
- First published
- 2015
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
