Get the romantic Onyx Storm spice level fully uncovered. Here, I’ll share all the spicy chapters, the spice level, quotes, and more steamy romance from the third fantasy book in the Fourth Wing series in order. This reading guide will fully inform you, whether a parent or a reader, yet the most important details won’t be spoiled either. Let’s “fire” it up!
Is Onyx Storm Spicy? The Quick Answer “Uncovered”
Yes. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros is a moderately spicy fantasy book. There is “spice” including dirty talk, kissing, and/or sex in chapters 3, 11, 12, 18, 24, 25, 48, and 49.
That said, there are 66 chapters total, so spicy romance plays a relatively small role overall.
Onyx Storm Spice Level Review
Spice Level Rating
I rated the spice level of Onyx Storm as a 3 out of 5.
So, what does this mean? Here’s a more detailed explanation:
- 1: kissing and very mild romantic interactions
- 2: closed-door romance, in which sexual encounters happen, but the reader doesn’t hear details about them (it fades to black, so to speak)
- 3: a few open-door romance scenes with some details of sexual encounters
- 4: more than a few open-door romance scenes and/or more explicit details of sexual encounters
- 5: Call it “smut” or whatever else suits your fancy. There is a lot of sex and a lot of details about it. You may need to fan yourself off while reading!
For the sake of comparison:
- I also rate the Fourth Wing spice level as a 3 out of 5.
- I rate the ACOTAR spice level and the ACOMAF spice level as 3 out of 5, but it’s a bit milder in those books.
- I rate most of Colleen Hoover’s spiciest books around a 4 out of 5.
- I rate the popular Things We Never Got Over series by Lucy Score as a 5 out of 5.
a Note from jules
I’ll also note that I prefer books with a spice level around a 1 or a 2 (and nearly never finish a 5), and I thought that the spice level of Onyx Storm was just right! There’s a bit of it for those who like it, yet not too much for those who don’t. You can also easily skip past it if you don’t like it.
Age Rating: For Adults 18+
Onyx Storm‘s age rating is for New Adults and Adults aged 18 and over.
This is, in part, due to the explicit sex scenes in it. However, also note that there are many adult themes of war throughout, such as violence and death, as well as cursing and other adult language.
Would I allow a teen to read this? I probably would not. However, each parent can make that choice independently based on the information provided here.
If you want a more mild fantasy romance series for your teen, I recommend the bestselling Divine Rivals series.
Onyx Storm Spicy Chapters
Chapter 3
“That’s my favorite sound.”
Xaden and Violet have a sexual encounter, but Xaden holds himself back, on pages 55 to 58 of the Kindle edition.
Chapter 11
“He grasps the back of my neck and slams his mouth against mine.”
Chapter 11 ends (on page 148 of the Kindle edition) with a cliffhanger kiss between Xaden and Violet.
Chapter 12
“I part my lips, and he consumes my world.”
Chapter 12 immediately picks up where Chapter 11 left off with a kiss on pages 149 to 150 of the Kindle edition. Xaden and Violet talk about the kiss until page 153 of the Kindle edition.
Chapter 18
“I’m jealous of the armor that holds you when I can’t, the sheets on your bed that caress your skin every night, and the blades that feel your hands.”
Things heat up between Xaden and Violet when he talks about his jealousy on page 229 of the Kindle edition. Then, there is some dirty talk and another kiss until page 232 of the Kindle edition.
Chapter 24
“His mouth crashes into mine.”
Chapter 24 ends (on page 304 of the Kindle edition) with another cliffhanger kiss between Xaden and Violet.
Chapter 25
“Oh gods, this might actually happen.”
Chapter 25 immediately picks up where Chapter 24 left off with a kiss on page 306 of the Kindle edition. Xaden and Violet have sex until page 313 of the Kindle edition.
Chapter 48
“One kiss from him is all it takes for power to hum along my skin, for need to override any and all thoughts besides closer and more. It’s always closer and more when it comes to him.”
Xaden and Violet share a kiss on pages 576 and 577 of the Kindle edition. They continue to undress, touch, talk dirty, and kiss until the end of the chapter on page 584 of the Kindle edition.
Chapter 49
“I’ll never get enough of you.”
Chapter 49 picks up (on page 585 of the Kindle edition) where things left off in Chapter 48 and heat up. They have sex until the end of the chapter on page 590 of the Kindle edition.
Related Onyx Storm Posts
If you liked this post about the Onyx Storm spice level, then check out these posts about the Empyrean series next.
- Onyx Storm Book Quotes
- Onyx Storm Summary Chapter by Chapter
- Ending of Onyx Storm Explained
- Onyx Storm Book Club
- Onyx Storm Signet List
- Onyx Storm Dragon List
remember, it’s a good day to read a book. – jules
