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How spicy is A Dark and Drowning Tide?
It's 3 out of 5 on the Loracle heat scale (Spicy). On-page intimacy, but the story comes first.
Does A Dark and Drowning Tide have trigger warnings?
Yes. Readers flag 9 content warnings, including antisemitism, death and murder. The full list is below.
Spice level
3 of 5 · Spicy
SweetClosed door
WarmFade to black
SpicyA few open-door scenes
SteamyFrequent and explicit
ScorchingVery explicit
Tropes
What's in it
Content warnings
Before you start
9 content warnings
About the book
The story
A folklorist teams up with her academic rival to solve their mentor's murder on a magical expedition.
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