Rites of the Starling Spice Level and Content Notes
By Devney Perry. Last checked .
Spice level
Not rated: no public source describes the sex content clearly enough.
We found no Common Sense Media review of this book. Entangled's content warning lists sexual activity without saying how explicit it is, so we give no number. How we rate: the FaeShelf spice scale.
Read it or skip it
Read it if
You want overcoming odds, as the publisher's description puts it.
You have read Shield of Sparrows up to book 1.
Skip it if
You want to avoid threat and mention of rape (noted by Entangled Publishing).
You have not read Shield of Sparrows yet: start there.
Content notes
Violence: Combat, violence, blood, gore, injury and dismemberment. “combat, violence, blood, gore, death of humans and animals, injury, dismemberment” (Entangled Publishing)
Death: Death of humans and animals. “combat, violence, blood, gore, death of humans and animals, injury, dismemberment” (Entangled Publishing)
Sexual violence: Threat and mention of rape. “trafficking, threat and mention of rape, graphic language, and sexual activity” (Entangled Publishing)
Strong language: Graphic language. “trafficking, threat and mention of rape, graphic language, and sexual activity” (Entangled Publishing)
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.
This page draws on 2 source pages, each linked next to the fact it supports, last checked on Oct 14, 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.