Read it or skip it
Read it if
- You want an open door romance with one or more explicit scenes (FaeShelf spice 3/5, from Julie Soto's note).
- You want enemies to lovers and captor and captive, as the publisher's description puts it.
- You want to start a series: this is book 1 of The Evermore Trilogy.
Skip it if
- You want romance without explicit sex (FaeShelf spice 3/5, from Julie Soto's note).
- You want to avoid sexual assault, including of a point of view character (noted by Julie Soto's site).
Content notes
- Sexual content: Explicit sex. “explicit sexual content” (Julie Soto's site)
- Sexual violence: Sexual assault, including of a point of view character. “sexual assault of a POV character” (Julie Soto's site)
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.
- Enemies to lovers“filled with intrigue, magic, and an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance” (source)
- Captor and captive“Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy” (source)
How we checked this
This page draws on 3 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.