Wildcard
by Marie Lu
Teenage hacker Emika Chen embarks on a mission to unravel a sinister plot and is forced to join forces with a shadowy organization known as the Blackcoats.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~352
- Ending
- HFN
HFN means happy for now: together at the end, with their future left open.
How spicy is Wildcard?
Wildcard 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: First person, heroine's POV only
- Ending: Happy for now
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- Death of a loved one
- Torture
- Kidnapping
- Addiction / substance abuse
- Suicide / suicidal ideation
- Graphic violence
Our editorial notes, which may be incomplete. If something is a hard limit for you, check the author's own content notes too.
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Wildcard: quick answers
How spicy is Wildcard?
Wildcard 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 Wildcard a standalone?
No. Wildcard is book 2 of 2 in Warcross. Start with Warcross. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Wildcard?
Wildcard features secret identity, bipoc main character. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a happy for now.
Does Wildcard have content warnings?
Our notes for Wildcard include: death of a loved one, torture, kidnapping, addiction / substance abuse, suicide / suicidal ideation, 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 Wildcard?
If you loved Wildcard, try From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon, We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal, Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo. They share its secret identity and bipoc main character energy at a similar spice level.