How spicy is Black Thorns?
by Rina Kent
Spice: about 3–4/5 (Moderate to High, estimate)
Kindle Unlimited: Not checked yet
Content warnings: not enough data
Based on 7 sources. How we rate
Sources for these ratings
- kaydanielsromance.wordpress.com: Notes this is the second part of a duet and not standalone, tagged new adult and dark romance, with more intense sexual content than part one and triggering themes. Covers spice level, tropes, reading order and darkness.
- jamsudreams.wordpress.com: Lists the book as contemporary dark romance, warns it has dubious situations that some readers may find offensive or triggering, and notes it is the second half of a duet. Covers tropes, reading order and darkness.
- trilogyofromance.com.au: Describes intense, explicit sexual content and lists tropes including dark romance, enemies to lovers, mafia, and forbidden romance. Covers spice level, tropes and darkness.
- ilikebooksbest.com: Describes the book as dark in tone with sexual content, but gives no scene-level detail on the sexual content or the darkness. Covers spice level and darkness.
- lucyreadb.wordpress.com: Notes the book belongs to a duet and can't be read standalone, and lists mafia romance, passion, angst, and a lengthy chase as its main tropes. Covers tropes and reading order.
- newbookrecommendation.com: Lists the book's genres as dark romance, new adult, contemporary and college romance; it doesn't describe specific tropes or themes. Covers tropes and darkness.
- rinakent.com: Notes that this book is the second half of a duet and not standalone, and points readers to an audiobook edition. Covers reading order.
Tropes
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- Point of view:
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- Ending:
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- Standalone or series:
- Part of a series; read in order
- Series completed:
- Not enough data
- Darkness:
- Dark romance (3 of 3)
- Pairing:
- Not enough data
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Ratings last checked Oct 19, 2026. The Kindle Unlimited line carries its own source or check date, when there is one.
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