Quick answers
What readers want to know
How spicy is Nightshade?
It's 3 out of 5 on the Loracle heat scale (Spicy). On-page intimacy, but the story comes first.
Does Nightshade have trigger warnings?
Yes. Readers flag 8 content warnings, including death of parent, murder and stalking. The full list is below.
Is Nightshade a standalone?
It's the first book in Sorrowsong University.
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
8 content warnings
About the book
The story
A scholarship student enrolls at an elite Scottish university to secretly investigate the aviation tycoon she blames for her parents' deaths.
Series
Sorrowsong University, in order
- 1Nightshade2025 · You're here
- 2Daybreak2026
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