One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig book cover

One Dark Window

by Rachel Gillig

Our rating

Spice 1/5 Darkness 3/5

Spice: barely any. Darkness: dark.

There's a monster living in Elspeth's head, and it talks. Gothic, foggy, strange in the best way. Feels like a dark fairy tale someone forgot to tame.

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Is One Dark Window spicy?

Barely. One Dark Window has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.

How dark is One Dark Window?

We rate One Dark Window 3 out of 5 for darkness (dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, death of a loved one, murder. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read The Shepherd King in order?

One Dark Window is book 1 of The Shepherd King, so it's the place to start. The series has 2 books on our list so far and is complete.

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Content warnings

Show 3 content warnings for One Dark Window
  • Graphic violence
  • Death of a loved one
  • Murder

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Details

Series
The Shepherd King, book 1
Series status
Complete
Pages
400
First published
2022
Genre
Romantasy, Dark Fantasy

The Shepherd King reading order

  1. One Dark Window
  2. Two Twisted Crowns

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