
King's Cage
Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and his prisoner.
As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back.
When blood turns on blood, and ability on ability, there may be no one left to put out the fire—leaving Norta as Mare knows it to burn all the way down.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~556
- Ending
- Cliffy
Cliffy means it ends on a cliffhanger, mid-story.
Cliffhanger, but Book 4 is already out.
How spicy is King's Cage?
King's Cage is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Multiple POVs
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Torture
- War
- Kidnapping
- Graphic violence
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King's Cage: quick answers
How spicy is King's Cage?
King's Cage is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is King's Cage a standalone?
No. King's Cage is book 3 of 4 in Red Queen. Start with Red Queen. The series is complete.
What tropes are in King's Cage?
King's Cage features captor / captive, love triangle, royalty, court intrigue. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does King's Cage have content warnings?
Our notes for King's Cage include: torture, war, kidnapping, graphic violence. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after King's Cage?
If you loved King's Cage, try Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer, The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh. They share its captor / captive and love triangle energy at a similar spice level.











