A Ruin of Roses
A dark, steamy Adult dark romance built around beauty and the beast, curse, dark hero. 351 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
Best for readers who want…
Dark. Steamy. Fairy Tale.
Mood Match
Skip this book if…
- You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
- You want a light, comforting read
- You prefer standalone novels with no series commitment
- You prefer realistic, contemporary settings
Content notes
Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown
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How spicy is A Ruin of Roses?
Very explicit (5/5) — extensive explicit content throughout.
Do I need to read A Ruin of Roses in order?
A Ruin of Roses is book 1 in the Deliciously Dark Fairytales series. Start here.
Who would enjoy A Ruin of Roses?
Readers who love dark and steamy stories with beauty and the beast and curse. Best suited for Adult readers and up.
What kind of read is A Ruin of Roses?
A dark, steamy Adult dark romance built around beauty and the beast, curse, dark hero. 351 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
What are the content warnings for A Ruin of Roses?
Content notes include: explicit sexual content, violence. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.
Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.