Book 4 of 4 in The Lunar Chronicles
Winter
Princess Winter is admired for her grace, kindness and beauty, despite the scars on her face. She's said to be even more breath-taking than her stepmother, Queen Levana...
When Winter develops feelings for the handsome palace guard, Jacin, she fears the evil Queen will crush their romance before it has a chance to begin.
But there are stirrings against the Queen across the land. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even find the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long.
Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter claim their happily ever afters by defeating Levana once and for all?
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~824
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Winter?
Winter 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: Medium burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, multiple POVs
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Sexual assault
- Torture
- War
- Kidnapping
- Mental illness / anxiety / depression
- Graphic violence
- Animal harm or death
- Serious or terminal illness
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Winter: quick answers
How spicy is Winter?
Winter 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 Winter a standalone?
No. Winter is book 4 of 4 in The Lunar Chronicles. Start with Cinder. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Winter?
Winter features retelling, royalty, found family, friends to lovers. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Winter have content warnings?
Our notes for Winter include: sexual assault, torture, war, kidnapping, mental illness / anxiety / depression, graphic violence, animal harm or death, serious or terminal illness. 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 Winter?
If you loved Winter, try Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim, The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh. They share its retelling and royalty energy at a similar spice level.