Lament
Our rating
Spice: none. Darkness: some dark moments.
Deirdre, a shy harpist, plays the competition of her life alongside a gorgeous flute player named Luke, who happens to be an assassin sent by the Faerie Queen to kill her. Early Stiefvater, a bit rough, steeped in Irish folk music.
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Is Lament spicy?
No. Lament 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 Lament?
We rate Lament 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are death of a loved one, murder. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read Books of Faerie in order?
Lament is book 1 of Books of Faerie, 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 Lament
- Death of a loved one
- Murder
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Details
- Series
- Books of Faerie, book 1
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 356
- First published
- 2008
- Genre
- Romantasy
