Betrayal: The FMC is betrayed by the MMC, but this trilogy does end with a HEA!

Captivity: The FMC is held captive in the fae court by a deal against her will and plots to escape.

Cliffhanger: There is a cliffhanger at the end of the novel that leads to the next book, but the main conflict is resolved.

Death: The FMC kills her cousin accidentally after he tries to kill her, and she kills enemy guards who try to kill her as well as guards from her home court when she escapes. The MMC kills some guards during the solstice to protect her.

Knife to Throat Scenes: The MMC holds a knife to the FMC's throat when they first meet and threatens to kill her if she reveals his presence. This also happens when they meet again. Both scenes are pretty brief and the FMC isn't truly scared for her life.

Non-Consenual Body Modification: The FMC is given a magical tattoo of the Day Court that can't be removed.

Profanity: The characters occassionally swear.

Spice: There is an on-screen spice scene towards the end of the novel.

Stalking: The MMC spies on the enemy court that the FMC resides in and spies on her since she is alligned (reluctantly) with his enemy court.

Teen Soldiers: Several soldiers more or less don’t have a choice in becoming soldiers. Her friend, Mari, is an example of this. Other than her character and the FMC, it’s not explicitly stated.

Torture: This occurs towards the end of the novel when the FMC tries to escape and gets caught, so her grandmother makes her watch her friend get tortured. The torture is described, but it isn't very detailed and focuses more on the FMC's emotions and guilt.

Toxic Family Relationships: Her grandmother is the one who tricked her into entering the fae realm due to a deal she didn't know about. Her grandmother won't allow her to leave, and doesn't care about her grandchildren unless they obey her. Her cousin sees her as a threat to his rule and tries to kill her as well.

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Betrayal: The FMC was betrayed by the MMC at the end of the last book, and deals with her emotions on this. The series does end with a HEA.

Captivity: The FMC is held captive in the fae court by a deal against her will and plots to escape. The MMC is reluctantly her jailor.

Cliffhanger: There is a cliffhanger at the end of the novel that leads to the next book, but the main conflict is resolved.

Death: The FMC is forced to kill two members of her cohort from book one in order to 'prove her loyalty.' She is also forced onto the front lines and has to kill during the battle, though after a while Eli does the kills for her and makes it look like he did it.

Forced Marriage: Caelum threatens to marry Xyla a few times, and at the end of the novel, he says he will marry her whether she is willing or not.

Knife to Throat Scenes: The FMC holds a knife to the MMC's throat, but is unable to go through with killing him because she loves him. Later the MMC, who is forced to obey his brother, is ordered to hold a knife to his throat while the FMC watches.

Non-Consenual Body Modification: The FMC is given a magical tattoo by the Night Court that can't be removed.

Physical Violence: The FMC has to undergo training once more and her opponents aim to hurt her while they fight.

Profanity: The characters occassionally swear.

Rape is Alluded to: This isn't named, but there is a line where she thinks she might have to have sex with someone, and she thinks how she would never do that. There is another instance where she doesn't want to share a bed with Eli. He assures her that he would never do anything to her unless she was willing. She's reassured by this, but she never feared that he would do something like that.

Spice: There are four spice scenes in the novel. Some of the scenes have some kink to them. All the scenes are consensual and enthusiastic.

Slavery: The MMC was forced to make a binding fae deal to his brother, so he has to obey his brother's every order. This forces him to be the FMC's jailor and eventually hold a knife to his own throat.

Suicide is Mentioned: The MMC is bound to a deal by his brother. If he were to disobey a direct order from his brother, he would die. He is willing to do this and thinks a few times how he wishes he had chosen death over betraying the FMC.

Torture: The FMC is forced to murder two members of cohort from the Day Court in order to 'prove her loyalty.'

Toxic Family Relationships: Xyla's father says how he doesn't want her and blames her mother's unhappiness on her. Eli's father and his brother consider him a weapon and threaten him when they think he's not completely under their control. At the end of the novel, they both conspire to kill him so that Xyla will be loyal and easier to manipulate.

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Captivity: The MMC is imprisoned, but he goes along with it even though he isn't happy about it.

Death: There is a war going on and several enemy fae are mentioned to have died.

Forced Marriage: Caelum threatens to marry Xyla a few times.

Knife to Throat Scenes: This occurs in two instances at the end of the novel, and one is fatal.

Non-Consenual Body Modification: The FMC is given a magical tattoo by the Ophiuchus's magic. She is a little unsettled by it at first.

Physical Violence: The FMC has to fight in various battles.

Profanity: The characters occassionally swear.

Spice: There are a handful of spice scenes in the novel. Some of the scenes have some kink to them. All the scenes are consensual and enthusiastic.

Slavery: The MMC was forced to make a binding fae deal to his brother, and he deals with the vow in this novel.

Suicide is Mentioned: The MMC is bound to a deal by his brother. If he were to disobey a direct order from his brother, he would die. He is willing to do this and thinks a few times how he wishes he had chosen death over betraying the FMC.

Toxic Family Relationships: Xyla doesn't have a good relationship with her father. Eli doesn't have a good relationship with his father and his brother, Caelum.

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Profanity: The characters occassionally swear.

Spice: There are two spice scenes in the novella. One is in chapter three. The other is in chapter five.

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Possession: The main character briefly gets possessed and experiences a blackout.

Slight Torture/Interrogation: The coven investigates what the main character did when she was possessed as they aren’t sure if she acted maliciously. They have to use a magic caterpillar that attaches to her arm and can take her lifespan if she lies. The attachment is painful for Gwen.

Profanity: The characters curse.

Low Self-Esteem/ Confidence Issues: The main female character has low self-esteem and low confidence but through the series she grows and comes into her own.

Death and Violence: A demon takes over the campus and causes people to act deliriously and accidentally kill themselves.

Death by Self-Sacrifice: A character (not the narrator) sacrifices themselves to save the others.

Emotionally Abusive Parent: The main character has a mother that always talks down to her and is highly critical of her actions while favoring her brother.

Memory Alteration: The main character had her memory altered by a magic university after she failed their entrance exam. The coven also threatens to erase her memory if she fails their competition to join the coven.

Self-Harm: The main character sometimes digs her nails into her skin when she is stressed.

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Arophobia: A main character (not the narrator) comes out as aromantic and there is talk of anti-aromantic beliefs, but none of the characters hold such beliefs.

Biphobia/ Homophobia: Some characters fear others are homophobic and biphobic but none of the characters hold such beliefs.

Discrimination: Witches are treated as less then due to their weak magic.

Emotionally Abusive Parent: The main character has a mother that always talks down to her and is highly critical of her actions while favoring her brother.

Loss of Limbs: A character (not the narrator) loses several fingers on her hand in the middle of a magical fight.

Profanity: The characters curse.

Self-Harm: The main character sometimes digs her nails into her skin when she is stressed.

Sex as a coping mechanism: One of the main characters (not the narrator) uses sex to make himself feel better.

Sex under inebriation: The main character and another main character take a potion that removes their emotions. When the potion wears off, their emotions are all over the place and they decide to hookup.

Slut shaming: One of the main characters (not the narrator) has had frequent sexual encounters and other characters (not the core cast) judge him for that.

Underage drinking/ Recreational drug use: The characters go to a party and drink. The main character takes a magical drug.

Violence/ Threats of violence: There is a battle at the end of the book and the characters fight to hurt each other. Also, in the middle of the book, another main character (not the narrator) threatens an enemy with a knife (but doesn't use it).

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Death: The main character gets possessed and is forced to kill a character with a spell. The sister of that character deals with her grief and has to assist a necromancer in briefly reviving her.

Discrimination: Witches are treated as less then due to their weak magic.

Emotionally Abusive Parent: The main character has a mother that always talks down to her and is highly critical of her actions while favoring her brother. The other main character, Zane, has verbally abusive parents who try and control his life. They also trap him in a room at the very end of the novel. They do this claiming its for his own protection.

On-Screen Spice: The charcters don't fully engage in on-screen spice but there are two steamy scenes. The first is when they are in the hot springs and the second is when they go on a date after the dress fitting.

Profanity: The characters curse.

Self-Harm: The main character sometimes digs her nails into her skin when she is stressed.

Violence/ Threats of violence: The Casimir family electrocute Gwen and paralyze her in a temporary spell. There are threats of violence when a god is summoned. There is a major battle at the end of the novel but none of the main characters are harmed. Another character (not the main character) loses her tongue.

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Body Horror: A character becomes a werewolf and when transforming into a werewolf there is a brief description of how his body transforms from human to wolf. The transformation is a painful one.

Death: A side character gets killed in front of the main characters. They also stumble upon some bodies of those who were killed because of the land. A necromancer revives a deceased character briefly to get information on what killed them.

Discrimination: Witches are treated as less then due to their weak magic.

Emotionally Abusive Parent: A main character, Zane, has verbally abusive parents who try and control his life. They have trapped him in a room claiming to do it to protect him from the world and his own choices.

On-Screen Spice: The charcters engage in on-screen spice towards the end of the book.

Profanity: The characters curse.

Self-Harm: The main character sometimes digs her nails into her skin when she is stressed.

Self-Hatred: One of the main characters becomes a werewolf and they struggle to accept their new reality.

Starvation: The characters who are stranded in Juleon haven't had a steady meal supply and this gets mentioned a couple of time sthrough the novel.

Underage Drinking: The characters do drink occassionally. Two characters, Zane and Rachel, do engage in unhealthy drinking habits because they don't want to think about the reality of the situation that they're in.

Violence/ Threats of violence: The realm is deadly and frequently harms them. There is an incident where a kraken attacks the ship which results in a death of one of the characters. At the end when Gwen faces off against the villain, they engage in a battle.

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Body Horror: A character is a werewolf and when transforming into a werewolf there is a brief description of how his body transforms from human to wolf. The transformation is a painful one.

Discrimination: Witches are treated as less then due to their weak magic. Creatures are also treated as less than. There is a ritual that involves sacrificing creatures.

Emotionally Abusive Parent: A main character, Michael, deals with being imprisoned due to his family's actions.

Harm to an Animal: The characters talk about sacrificing a phoenix so that the magic in the land is fixed. In the end, they don't go through with it.

On-Screen Spice: The charcters engage in on-screen spice three times throughough the novel. All scenes are consensual. This occurs in chapters 12, 23, and 31.

Profanity: The characters curse.

Self-Hatred: One of the main characters deals with his transformation into a werewolf and deals with the loss of his magic.

Violence/ Threats of violence: The realm is deadly and frequently harms them. The characters battle a dragon. They are set to sacrifice an animal (but they don't in the end). A god fights one of the main characters and hurts her, but the injury is healed and temporary.

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Body Horror: A character is a werewolf and when transforming into a werewolf there is a brief description of how his body transforms from human to wolf. The transformation is a painful one.

Discrimination: Witches are treated as less then due to their weak magic. Creatures are also treated as less than. There is a ritual that involves sacrificing creatures.

Emotionally Abusive Parent: A main character, Michael, deals with being imprisoned due to his family's actions.

Death: A handful of characters die. Some of the deaths are referenced to have been children. A main character dies in a battle along with other important minor characters.

Grief: There are discussions of grief after a main character is killed and there is a funeral that is held.

On-Screen Spice: The charcters engage in on-screen spice three times throughough the novel. All scenes are consensual. This occurs in chapters 11, 20, and Epilogue Pt. 2.

Profanity: The characters curse.

Self-Hatred: One of the main characters deals with his transformation into a werewolf and deals with the loss of his magic.

Violence/ Threats of violence: Their is a battle going on through the course of the novel. There is a ritual that is revealed to be caused by the sacrifice of creatures but it is done off-screen and not by the main characters. Some of the prisoners are treated badly by one of the Council members. Their is a battle at the end of the novel and lives are lost (one is a main character but not Gwen or Zane).

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Arophobia: The main character is aromantic and thinks about arophobia. She experiences slight arophobia when others don’t fully understand her orientation and lifestyle wants.

Biphobia: A core cast member is bisexual and worries about biphobes.

Body Image Issues: The main character is plus sized and mentions her insecurity when she observes her body a few times.

Death of a Parent: The main character’s father passed away before the start of the novel and she discusses her grief.

Discussions of Past Racism and Xenophobia: Not from the main character but core cast members and their families.

Discussions of Past Self-Harm: Not from the main character but a core cast member. The scars are talked about and shown. There is a discussion of how one incident almost resulted in death. The character worries about how their scars will affect their new relationship.

Friends-With-Benefits: The main character is sex-positive and explores a friends-with-benefits situation. Everything is fade to black.

Harry Potter References: The author does not support J.K. Rowling’s views. This was published in 2020 and written in 2017.

Kissing While Drunk/ Bad Encounter: At a party, the main character kisses a guy who calls her a rude name when she says no to taking things further.

Mixed-Race Issues: The main character is mixed race and talks about her insecurity of being mixed race. She feels like she doesn't belong to either group and thather identity can be overlooked/ not valued.

Nerd Shaming: The main character fears this but it never occurs.

Potentially Triggering Food Issues: The main character mentions not feeling comfortable eating in front of a guy and how she feels like she has to eat less.

Self-Esteem Issues: The main character is self-conscious.

Sexism and Amatonormativity: The main character discusses the expectation of women to settle down and have children. She doesn't like this expectation and talks about how it makes her aromantic identity harder for people to accept.

Social Anxiety: The main character has social anxiety.

Underage Drinking: The main character goes to two different parties where there is underage drinking.

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