The Bear and the Nightingale
Our rating
Spice: none. Darkness: some dark moments.
Medieval Russia, winter spirits and a girl who refuses to stop feeding the household demons. Cold, beautiful and slow in the good way.
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Is The Bear and the Nightingale spicy?
No. The Bear and the Nightingale 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 The Bear and the Nightingale?
We rate The Bear and the Nightingale 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are death of a loved one, physical or emotional abuse. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read The Winternight Trilogy in order?
The Bear and the Nightingale is book 1 of The Winternight Trilogy, 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 The Bear and the Nightingale
- Death of a loved one
- Physical or emotional abuse
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Details
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 368
- First published
- 2017
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
