Prince of Swords (Arcana Academy)

Name: Prince of Swords (Arcana Academy)
Author: Elise Kova

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Why we recommend it

An arcane academy steeped in tarot lore and shadowed power sets the stage for this romantasy. Readers drawn to magical schools, prophecy, and a commanding love interest will find plenty to savor. The mood is mysterious and atmospheric, with a slow-building heat threaded through dangerous lessons and hidden agendas. Ideal for fans who like their fantasy laced with smoldering tension and morally complicated hearts.

At a glance

Prince of Swords is a dark academia romance by Elise Kova. With 3/5 for spice and 3/5 for darkness it sits on the lighter side for dark academia romance (of the 191 dark academia romance books on Readark, almost none rate lower for darkness and 4% lower for spice). Its tropes include slow burn, enemies to lovers and alpha hero. It is about as dark as Elise Kova’s other books on Readark (average darkness 3.3/5). It runs to 560 pages. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Tropes

Alpha Hero Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Romance Morally Grey MC Slow Burn

Book details

Series: Arcana Academy
Pages: 560
Published: July 2026

Prince of Swords spice level

Prince of Swords is rated 3/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: open door, meaning explicit scenes written plainly, but not the engine of the book. Its darkness rating is 3/5: genuinely dark, meaning violence, coercion or captivity drive the plot, not just the mood. How we rate