Body of Ashes: A dark Rapunzel-inspired romantasy (Elizy Kingdom)

Name: Body of Ashes: A dark Rapunzel-inspired romantasy (Elizy Kingdom)
Author: Nicolette Beebe

Nicolette Beebe

Book 3 in the Elizy Kingdom series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

A shadowed reimagining of Rapunzel that trades the tower's whimsy for thorns and menace. Expect a heroine bound by curses and a love that grows in the dark like ivy through stone. Atmospheric and brooding, this romantasy leans into isolation, dangerous attraction, and the slow unraveling of secrets. Ideal for readers who like their fairy tales bruised, gothic, and laced with longing.

At a glance

Body of Ashes is a dark romantasy by Nicolette Beebe. It rates 3/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness, mid-range for dark romantasy: of the 648 dark romantasy books we rate, 34% score lower for darkness and 8% lower for spice. Tropes: captive / captor, slow burn and forbidden romance. It runs to 525 pages. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

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Captive / Captor Forbidden Romance Morally Grey MC Slow Burn

Book details

Series: Elizy Kingdom
Pages: 525
Published: December 2024

Body of Ashes spice level

Body of Ashes 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 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate