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Quicksilver

by Callie Hart · Fae & Alchemy #1 · 432 pages · Published February 2022
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.11 / 5 across 30K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (5/5)

A dark, steamy Adult dark romance built around enemies to lovers, assassin, magic. 432 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Dark. Steamy. Action-Packed.

Dark Steamy Action-Packed

Mood Match

Dark Steamy Action-Packed
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  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
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  • You prefer standalone novels with no series commitment
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Content notes

Explicit Sexual Content Violence
Enemies to Lovers
Assassin
Magic
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
Action-Packed
Key Tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Assassin
Magic
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Quicksilver?

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

Do I need to read Quicksilver in order?

Quicksilver is book 1 in the Fae & Alchemy series. Start here.

Who would enjoy Quicksilver?

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

What kind of read is Quicksilver?

A dark, steamy Adult dark romance built around enemies to lovers, assassin, magic. 432 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Quicksilver?

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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