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Brimstone Spice Level and Content Notes

By Callie Hart. Last checked .

Spice level

5/5

Very explicit

“Adults engage in lengthy sessions of oral and vaginal sex, with detailed descriptions”

Source: Common Sense Media, checked Oct 12, 2026. We place that description on the FaeShelf 0 to 5 spice scale.

Looking for chapter numbers? Brimstone spicy chapters lists the 4 chapters that at least two independent guides name (18+).

Book facts

Author
Callie Hart
Series
Book 2 of Fae & Alchemy
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing (Hachette Book Group)
First published
Nov 18, 2025 (Goodreads)
US edition on sale
Nov 18, 2025, Grand Central Publishing hardcover (Standard Edition), ISBN 9781538776001 (publisher)
Pages
672, Hardcover (Standard Edition), ISBN 9781538776001 (publisher)
Age rating
18+ (Common Sense Media)
Goodreads
4.02 from 403K ratings on Goodreads as of Oct 12, 2026

Content notes

  • Violence: Visceral violence through much of the book, including torture and dismemberment. Common Sense Media rates Violence & Scariness “a lot”. “Violence is described in visceral detail and makes up a large portion of the book” (Common Sense Media)

A book missing from this list is not guaranteed to be free of that content.

Read it or skip it

Read it if

  • You want frequent, very explicit scenes central to the story (5/5 per Common Sense Media).
  • You have read Fae & Alchemy up to book 1.

Skip it if

  • You want romance without explicit sex (5/5 per Common Sense Media).
  • You want to avoid violence on the page (listed by Common Sense Media, which rates Violence & Scariness: "a lot").
  • You have not read Quicksilver yet: start there.

Brimstone FAQ

Is Brimstone spicy?

It is 5/5 (very explicit) on the FaeShelf 0 to 5 scale, based on Common Sense Media: "Adults engage in lengthy sessions of oral and vaginal sex, with detailed descriptions"

Is Brimstone YA or adult?

Common Sense Media rates it 18+ (checked Oct 12, 2026).

Is Brimstone part of a series?

Yes. It is book 2 of Fae & Alchemy by Callie Hart. Read Quicksilver first.

When did Brimstone come out?

Goodreads lists it as first published Nov 18, 2025. Hachette Book Group lists this edition on sale Nov 18, 2025: Grand Central Publishing hardcover (Standard Edition), ISBN 9781538776001.

What content notes does Brimstone have?

Common Sense Media lists visceral violence through much of the book, including torture and dismemberment (Violence & Scariness: "a lot"). A book missing a note is not guaranteed to be free of that content.

Same series: Fae & Alchemy

In our guides

How we checked this

This page draws on 3 source pages, each linked next to the fact it supports, last checked on Oct 12, 2026. Spice comes only from a named review or the author’s or publisher’s own content notes, quoted as published and placed on our 0 to 5 scale; reader shelves and fan sites are not used. Ratings change daily, so the Goodreads figure is a dated snapshot. Read more about our sources, or browse all books.