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Quicksilver Spice Level and Content Notes

By Callie Hart. Last checked .

Spice level

5/5

Very explicit

“Explicit sex scenes include lengthy descriptions of oral and vaginal sex”

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

Looking for chapter numbers? Quicksilver spicy chapters lists the 5 chapters that at least two independent guides name (18+).

Book facts

Author
Callie Hart
Series
Book 1 of Fae & Alchemy
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing (Hachette Book Group)
First published
Jun 4, 2024 (Goodreads)
US edition on sale
Sep 10, 2024, Grand Central Publishing ebook, ISBN 9781538774212 (publisher)
Pages
670, ebook, ISBN 9781538774212 (publisher)
Age rating
18+ (Common Sense Media)
Goodreads
4.30 from 1.02M ratings on Goodreads as of Oct 12, 2026

On screen: Quicksilver movie at Netflix. Status: in development, reported Mar 10, 2026. Adaptation status and sources

Content notes

  • Violence: Throat-slitting, severed body parts and detailed wounds. Common Sense Media rates Violence & Scariness “a lot”. “The main character slits throats, cuts off body parts, and kills without remorse.” (Common Sense Media)

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

Tropes and creatures

Only tags the publisher’s own description names, with its wording.

  • Fae“The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares” (source)
  • Enemies to lovers“a highly addicting enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter” (source)
  • Magical bond“Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior” (source)

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 want fae, enemies to lovers and magical bond, as the publisher's description puts it.
  • You want to start a series: this is book 1 of Fae & Alchemy.

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 are choosing for a younger teen: Common Sense Media rates it 18+.

Quicksilver FAQ

Is Quicksilver spicy?

It is 5/5 (very explicit) on the FaeShelf 0 to 5 scale, based on Common Sense Media: "Explicit sex scenes include lengthy descriptions of oral and vaginal sex"

Is Quicksilver YA or adult?

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

Is Quicksilver part of a series?

Yes. It is book 1 of Fae & Alchemy by Callie Hart. The next book is Brimstone.

When did Quicksilver come out?

Goodreads lists it as first published Jun 4, 2024. Hachette Book Group lists this edition on sale Sep 10, 2024: Grand Central Publishing ebook, ISBN 9781538774212.

What content notes does Quicksilver have?

Common Sense Media lists throat-slitting, severed body parts and detailed wounds (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.