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The Ice Queen

Alice Hoffman (2005)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.58
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Lightning StrikeObsessive Relationship

Positive tags

Healing ArcSecond ChanceSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Mysterious Hero

Heroine archetypes

LibrarianTortured Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Tropes

Fated MatesFish out of WaterForbidden LoveFound FamilyOpposites AttractQuestSlow Burn

Themes

Fate and DestinyGrief and LossHealingIsolation vs ConnectionLove as TransformationMagical RealismSurvival

Synopsis

After a small town librarian survives a lightning strike, she seeks out a fellow survivor in a quest for meaning, only to begin an obsessive love affair between two opposites joined by a single common thread.

The Ice Queen: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult literary fantasy contains mature romantic content including steamy scenes between the protagonists, and explores dark themes of obsession, trauma, and emotional intensity following a near-death experience.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include lightning strike and obsessive relationship.

Who'll love this

Adult readers will appreciate the lyrical exploration of how two damaged souls find healing through an intense, transformative love story.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyLiterary FantasyMagical RealismRomantic Fantasy