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- Content warnings: Dubious consent, Sexual assault (referenced), Attempted sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, Death, Misogyny, Human trafficking, Slavery, Captivity, Sexual content
A Court of Sugar and Spice
by Rebecca F. Kenney
Book 1 in Wicked Darlings
A wickedly spicy Nutcracker retelling with dual sister romances, dark Fae courts, and enough heat to melt the snow off your holiday TBR.
Goodreads 3.4/5 16,402 ratings
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Length373 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Frequent explicit scenes
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Brooding prince
- Love/hate tension
- Dark / taboo style
- The swoon
- Dark/tortured soul
- Banter
- Dominant / submissive
- Feral brain activated
- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Rough / primal
- Addictive read
- Fae prince
- Forbidden love
- Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Teasing control
- Possessive/protective
- Marking hickeys
- Wall pinning
- BDSM elements
- Dominance
- Power exchange
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Degradation (light)
- Praise kink
- Non-consensual fantasy themes (CNC)
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fairytale retelling
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Fae romance
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- Manor house / estate
- Portal fantasy
- Forced proximity
- Fated mates
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Punchy
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Snarky/sarcastic
- Plus size MC
- Steamy
- Banter-heavy
- General badass
- Seductive
- Edgy
- Innocent / sheltered
- Magical
- Whimsical
- Fast-paced
- Adventurous
- Dramatic
- Fae courts and politics
- Forbidden desire
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Bargain with consequences
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Book details
- Length
- 373 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book