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Once Upon a Broken Heart Spice Level and Content Notes

By Stephanie Garber. Last checked .

Spice level

2/5

Sensual, not explicit

“A few scenes of kissing and groping, with hands roving to hips and down a corset.”

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

Book facts

Author
Stephanie Garber
Series
Book 1 of Once Upon a Broken Heart
First published
Sep 28, 2021 (Goodreads)
Age rating
13+ (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 some sensual scenes, not explicit (2/5 per Common Sense Media).
  • You want to start a series: this is book 1 of Once Upon a Broken Heart.

Skip it if

  • You want explicit scenes (2/5 per Common Sense Media).

Once Upon a Broken Heart FAQ

Is Once Upon a Broken Heart spicy?

It is 2/5 (sensual, not explicit) on the FaeShelf 0 to 5 scale, based on Common Sense Media: "A few scenes of kissing and groping, with hands roving to hips and down a corset."

Is Once Upon a Broken Heart YA or adult?

Common Sense Media rates it 13+ (checked Oct 12, 2026).

Is Once Upon a Broken Heart part of a series?

Yes. It is book 1 of Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber.

When did Once Upon a Broken Heart come out?

Goodreads lists it as first published Sep 28, 2021.

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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.