The Crown of Gilded Bones
Poppy and Casteel step into crowns they never wanted. More gods, more wolves, more yelling at the page.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~559
- Ending
- Cliffy
How spicy is The Crown of Gilded Bones?
The Crown of Gilded Bones is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts early (first quarter).
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts early (first quarter)
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Multiple POVs
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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Content warnings
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- Graphic violence
- Torture
- War
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The Crown of Gilded Bones: quick answers
How spicy is The Crown of Gilded Bones?
The Crown of Gilded Bones is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts early (first quarter).
Is The Crown of Gilded Bones a standalone?
No. The Crown of Gilded Bones is book 3 of 6 in Blood and Ash. Start with From Blood and Ash. The series is complete.
What tropes are in The Crown of Gilded Bones?
The Crown of Gilded Bones features vampires, fated mates, royalty, badass heroine, touch her and die, found family. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does The Crown of Gilded Bones have content warnings?
Our notes for The Crown of Gilded Bones include: graphic violence, torture, war. 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 The Crown of Gilded Bones?
If you loved The Crown of Gilded Bones, try The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen, When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker, King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair. They share its vampires and fated mates energy at a similar spice level.