Book 7: The Salty Mageknight and the Sweet Dark Lord
- Homophobia in Earth-based flashbacks — no slurs used on-page, but there are explicit references to homophobic bullying, both verbal and physical.
- Tons of swearing. More than the rest of the series put together. No sexualized / gendered swear words, just everything else up to and including “fuck.”
- References to / effects of depression, and a little dissociation. Moderate angst when the grumpy half of the grumpy/sunshine has the mic, at least for a while.
- References to armed combat (swords/clubs) and mild injuries (bruises and pulled muscles) resulting from it.
- Sexual content: All m/m. More than the rest of the series but still at a low-to-medium spice/steam level, about a 2 on the romance.io scale.
- There are no on-page sex acts, but there are references to and discussions about them. There is on-page kissing (some of which is fairly intense), cuddling and handholding. One of the leads visits a sex shop and talks about buying/reading pornographic books.
- If we’re talking tropes, it touches on friends to lovers (though they are already interested in each other by the start of this book) and absolutely runs on grumpy/sunshine. One lead is just coming to terms with his sexuality / this is his first serious relationship; the other has been comfortable with his for a long time, but it’s not a “gay for you” situation. Communication and being honest with yourself are major themes. Apart from an experience gap that they’re aware of and talk about, neither is particularly leading/dominant over the other.
- Still a reincarnation isekai, with passing mentions of the leads’ deaths. Very little detail or focus this time.
Book 9: Evil Overlord for Hire (Authenticity Not Guaranteed)
- Several scenes of violence, dueling with swords / other weapons and magic. One incident results in a 2nd-degree burn that persists for a scene before it is healed.
- Depictions of smoking and alcohol consumption.
- Impersonation of one character by another, with the impersonated person’s consent, but not bystanders’. Mistaken identity and threat of discovery.
- References to same-sex attraction (f/f and m/m). No on-page sexual acts. Waltzes, steamy looks, swordfight-flirting, and a kiss.
- Some cursing, mostly by Solan.
Book 10: On the Care and Feeding of an Evil Army
- References to homophobia/transphobia (a character from Earth expresses mild confusion/surprise when encountering a genderfluid character, and later asks whether same-sex couples are common in this world)
- References to wrongful imprisonment and coerced magic use in a character’s backstory
- Alcohol consumption
- Smoking
- Occasional swearing
- Mild mlm romance side plot, on-page hand-holding and some kissing