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The Modern Faerie Tales

by Holly Black · 768 pages · Published June 2019
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3.66 / 5 across 30K ratings
Spice: 🌶️ (1/5)

A dark, atmospheric Young Adult ya fantasy built around fae, urban setting, coming of age. 768 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Dark. Atmospheric. Edgy.

Dark Atmospheric Edgy

Mood Match

Dark Atmospheric Edgy
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Content notes

Violence Substance Use
Fae
Urban Setting
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
40%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
1/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Fantasy
Fae
Urban Fantasy
Moods
Dark
Atmospheric
Edgy
Key Tropes
Fae
Urban Setting
Coming of Age
Ending
Satisfying
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Is The Modern Faerie Tales spicy?

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

Who would enjoy The Modern Faerie Tales?

Readers who love dark and atmospheric stories with fae and urban setting. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is The Modern Faerie Tales?

A dark, atmospheric Young Adult ya fantasy built around fae, urban setting, coming of age. 768 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for The Modern Faerie Tales?

Content notes include: violence, substance use. 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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