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How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Spice Level and Content Notes

By Holly Black. Last checked .

Spice level

0/5

Closed door

“Cardan discovers his girlfriend in bed with another boy.”

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

Book facts

Author
Holly Black
Series
Companion 1 of The Folk of the Air
First published
Nov 24, 2020 (Goodreads)
Age rating
12+ (Common Sense Media)

Content notes

We found no content note list from the author, the publisher or Common Sense Media for this book.

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Read it or skip it

Read it if

  • You want a closed door romance: no sex on the page (0/5 per Common Sense Media).

Skip it if

  • You want romance with sex on the page (0/5 per Common Sense Media).

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories FAQ

Is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories spicy?

It is 0/5 (closed door) on the FaeShelf 0 to 5 scale, based on Common Sense Media: "Cardan discovers his girlfriend in bed with another boy."

Is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories YA or adult?

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

Is How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories part of a series?

Yes. It is companion 1 of The Folk of the Air by Holly Black.

When did How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories come out?

Goodreads lists it as first published Nov 24, 2020.

Same series: The Folk of the Air

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.