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Fairy Tale

by Stephen King · 608 pages · Published September 2022
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3.85 / 5 across 145K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A adventurous, dark Adult fantasy built around portal fantasy, dark fairy tale, coming of age. 608 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

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Adventurous. Dark. Epic.

Adventurous Dark Epic

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Adventurous Dark Epic
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Content notes

Violence Death
Portal Fantasy
Dark Fairy Tale
Coming of Age
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

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

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
Fantasy
Horror
Adventure
Moods
Adventurous
Dark
Epic
Key Tropes
Portal Fantasy
Dark Fairy Tale
Coming of Age
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Fairy Tale spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Who would enjoy Fairy Tale?

Readers who love adventurous and dark stories with portal fantasy and dark fairy tale. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Fairy Tale?

A adventurous, dark Adult fantasy built around portal fantasy, dark fairy tale, coming of age. 608 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Fairy Tale?

Content notes include: violence, death. 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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