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The Folk of the Air Complete Collection

by Holly Black · 960 pages · Published May 2021
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4.35 / 5 across 15K ratings
Spice: 🌶️ (1/5)

A dark, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around fae court, enemies to lovers, complete series. 960 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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Dark. Romantic. Epic.

Dark Romantic Epic

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Dark Romantic Epic
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Content notes

Violence
Fae Court
Enemies to Lovers
Complete Series
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

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

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
1/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Fantasy
Fae
Moods
Dark
Romantic
Epic
Key Tropes
Fae Court
Enemies to Lovers
Complete Series
Ending
Satisfying
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Is The Folk of the Air Complete Collection spicy?

Sweet (1/5) — hints of romance but nothing explicit.

Who would enjoy The Folk of the Air Complete Collection?

Readers who love dark and romantic stories with fae court and enemies to lovers. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is The Folk of the Air Complete Collection?

A dark, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around fae court, enemies to lovers, complete series. 960 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for The Folk of the Air Complete Collection?

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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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