Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy
Brutal Rival: A Standalone Dark Fantasy Romance (The Princesses of Ruin)
Book 1 in the The Princesses of Ruin series · Reading order →
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Why we recommend it
A standalone dark fantasy romance where a brutal rival becomes impossible to hate cleanly. Sharp, morally shaded, and unapologetically intense.
At a glance
Brutal Rival is a dark romantasy by Ember Holt. With 3/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness it sits mid-range for dark romantasy (of the 648 dark romantasy books on Readark, 34% rate lower for darkness and 8% lower for spice). Its tropes include enemies to lovers, morally grey MC and possessive-obsessive MC. It runs to 331 pages. 1 content warning is listed below, hidden until you tap.
Book details
- Pages
- 331
- Published
- October 2023
Brutal Rival spice level
Brutal Rival 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
Brutal Rival content warnings
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- Graphic Violence
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