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Caliginous

by Callie Hart · Fae & Alchemy #2 · 500 pages · Published July 2023
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.28 / 5 across 10K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (5/5)

A dark, steamy Adult dark romance built around war, enemies to lovers, dark fae. 500 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Dark. Steamy. Epic.

Dark Steamy Epic

Mood Match

Dark Steamy Epic
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  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
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  • You haven't read the earlier books in the Fae & Alchemy series
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Content notes

Explicit Sexual Content Violence
War
Enemies to Lovers
Dark Fae
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
5/5
Core elements
Genre
Dark Romance
Fantasy
Moods
Dark
Steamy
Epic
Key Tropes
War
Enemies to Lovers
Dark Fae
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Caliginous?

Very explicit (5/5) — extensive explicit content throughout.

Do I need to read Caliginous in order?

Caliginous is book 2 in the Fae & Alchemy series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy Caliginous?

Readers who love dark and steamy stories with war and enemies to lovers. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Caliginous?

A dark, steamy Adult dark romance built around war, enemies to lovers, dark fae. 500 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Caliginous?

Content notes include: explicit sexual content, violence. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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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.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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