Verdict: The best-reviewed book Rawnie Sabor has written — 573 pages of envy, magic and two ice queens circling each other, with heat intense enough that a handful of readers tap out.
Best for: Readers who want a long, properly built paranormal romance rather than a novella, who like both leads guarded and difficult, and who came to Kindle Unlimited specifically for top-band sapphic heat.
Heat level: ★★★★★ (5/5 — romance.io rates it explicit and plentiful)
Rating: ★★★★★ (4.5/5 — a 4.55 Goodreads average across 1,792 ratings, the highest reception of anything in this series)
Tropes: Forbidden romance, demon and witch, ice queen, enemies to lovers, obsession, D/s dynamics, rule-breaking heroine, series world, explicit heat, HEA.
Green-Eyed Monster is book three of Rawnie Sabor’s Court of Chains series, a self-published sapphic dark paranormal romance published in June 2025, in which the Sin of Envy — a fiend built to crave what she cannot have — wants a witch called Angela Norwood, and Angela has spent her career discovering that arcane law is negotiable if you are careful enough.
It holds a 4.55 average across 1,792 Goodreads ratings and 278 written reviews, and 4.7 across roughly 976 Amazon ratings. That is the strongest reception of any book we have reviewed from this corner of Kindle Unlimited, and unusually the two platforms broadly agree. The reviews are close to unanimous about what works; where they split, they split on intensity rather than on quality. Both halves of that split are worth understanding before you start.
What Is Green-Eyed Monster About?
The Court of Chains books take the seven deadly sins and make each one a person — a fiend whose nature is fixed and whose appetite defines her. That is a strong structural conceit because it hands each book a built-in obstacle: Envy cannot simply decide to want less, any more than a vampire can decide not to drink. The forbidden element is not social disapproval, it is metaphysics.
Against that, Sabor puts a witch who breaks rules professionally. Angela Norwood does arcane research that could get her burned, and she does it anyway because she is good enough to get away with it. Two characters who both maintain hard exteriors is a difficult pairing to make work — readers keep calling them both ice queens — and the pleasure of the book is watching two guarded people run out of reasons to stay guarded.
What Makes This Sapphic Demon Romance Work
- Two ice queens, not one: Readers name this specifically as the delight of the book. The usual configuration gives you one cold character and one warm one; this gives you two, and makes both of them work for it.
- 573 pages with no filler: Reviewers make the point directly — the books are thick and not a word is wasted. Length here is a feature rather than an endurance test.
- Worldbuilding that accumulates: Each instalment adds to the Court of Chains world rather than resetting it, and readers who have followed the series say the third book is where that pays off.
- The Envy premise: A protagonist whose nature is to crave is a clean engine for a forbidden romance, and it removes the need for contrived obstacles.
- Sabor’s specific talent: One reviewer puts it exactly — she is the only author who could make them read, enjoy and root for relationships that would normally be a hard no. That is craft doing something difficult.
Book Synopsis
Envy is not a mood in the Court of Chains. It is a job description. The Sin who carries it exists to want, and the wanting does not stop when it is satisfied — that is the entire mechanism of what she is. She has a new life to navigate and a nature that guarantees she will navigate it badly, because the one thing she is constitutionally incapable of is contentment.
Angela Norwood is a witch with a research problem. The arcane work she finds interesting is the arcane work that gets witches killed, and she has built a career on the assumption that she is careful enough to stay ahead of it. Her rule for survival is simple and she states it plainly: focus. Do not entertain distractions. Distractions are how people end up on a pyre.
What arrives is the largest possible distraction, in the form of a creature whose defining trait is that she covets. The book puts them in each other’s way and then does the thing that makes Sabor’s work land — it takes both women seriously as people with reasons for their armour rather than as a dominant and a submissive waiting to be arranged. The question is not whether Envy will want Angela. That was settled before the first page. The question is what a person made of appetite does when the thing she wants is capable of wanting back.
My Review
The most interesting thing about this book is what it does with the ice queen. That archetype normally arrives in a pair with someone warm enough to melt it — the whole trope depends on the contrast. Sabor gives you two of them, and readers notice immediately: the delight of having not one but two ice queens is a phrase that shows up in the reviews almost verbatim. It changes the shape of the romance entirely, because neither woman is positioned as the one who thaws the other. They have to arrive at the same place from opposite corners, and that takes 573 pages to do properly.
The length deserves defending because it is the thing that would put people off. Indie romantasy has trained readers to expect that a 500-page self-published book contains a 300-page book plus padding. Reviewers here go out of their way to say the opposite — that the books are thick and not a word is wasted, that the pacing is tight, that the worldbuilding is rich rather than repetitive. Across 278 written reviews I could not find a length complaint, which for a book this size is genuinely unusual.
What is worth flagging is intensity, and it comes from the readers who liked the book. At least one four-star review comes down to the sex scenes being a bit too intense for that reader — not badly written, not gratuitous, just more than they wanted — and they say plainly it is a personal preference. Sabor writes explicit content that goes further than most of what sits beside it on Kindle Unlimited, and she writes dynamics that a reader describes as things they would normally be a hard no on. That she makes them work is the compliment. That they are what they are is the warning.
The expectation to reset is about entry point. This is book three, and it is the strongest-received of the three, which creates an obvious temptation to start here. Readers who have done both say the books genuinely work as standalones — one goes out of the way to say so and not in the way authors falsely claim — but that they work better in order. Given that A Little Sin and Kiss of Seduction are also on Kindle Unlimited, there is no financial reason not to.
My honest note: The best book in a series that has been getting better, and the rare 500-page indie romance where nobody complains about the length. If explicit content that pushes past your usual comfort line is a problem, this will find that line. If it is the reason you are here, this is the one.
| Element | In Green-Eyed Monster |
|---|---|
| Central relationship | Envy & Angela Norwood — a Sin who exists to covet and a witch who breaks arcane law for a living |
| Core tropes | Forbidden romance, demon and witch, two ice queens, obsession, D/s dynamics, rule-breaking heroine |
| Setting | The Court of Chains world, where each of the seven deadly sins is a person with a fixed nature |
| Heat level | 5/5 — explicit and plentiful, per romance.io’s top band |
| Series | Court of Chains book 3 — readable standalone, better in order; each book takes a new couple |
| Content notes | Explicit sexual content throughout, D/s dynamics, obsession, magical peril, threat of execution |
How Spicy Is Green-Eyed Monster?
A 5/5, and towards the upper end of that band. romance.io files it as explicit and plentiful, and reader reports go further — the recurring note is not just that the content is frequent but that it is intense, with dynamics several readers say they would normally refuse to read at all. That Sabor gets those readers rooting for the relationship anyway is the most repeated compliment in the review section.
The thing worth flagging in advance is exactly that intensity. At least one reader who otherwise enjoyed the book dropped a star because the scenes were more than they wanted, and framed it explicitly as personal preference rather than a flaw. No reviewer flags anything beyond that. For the same author at a slightly gentler register, A Little Sin is the softer entry point, and Lady Venom Takes a Mistress runs comparable femme-dominant intensity at novella length if you want to test your tolerance cheaply.
Who Should Read This Book?
You’ll likely love it if: you want a long paranormal romance that earns its page count, you like both leads guarded rather than one, you read for explicit content that goes somewhere most books will not, and you enjoy a series world that accumulates.
You may want to skip it if: 573 pages is more than you want to give a romance, intense D/s content is a limit rather than a draw, you need a lighter tone, or you would rather start a series at book one and are not willing to.
In short: the strongest book in a strong series, and the one where the heat is most likely to find your ceiling.
What Readers Are Actually Saying (August 2026)
There is no trade coverage here and no Reddit thread of consequence, which is standard for self-published sapphic paranormal. What is not standard is the intensity of the reader response. Sabor has built a following that arrives for each release and writes long, enthusiastic reviews — 278 written reviews against 1,792 ratings is a high ratio, and the tone is closer to a fandom than a general readership. That is the discovery mechanism: an author with a returning audience, a series that rewards staying, and Kindle Unlimited removing the cost of trying the next one.
Why readers love it (according to the discourse): The two-ice-queens configuration, first and most specifically. Readers name Angela and Vex together and describe watching both guards come down as the pleasure of the book, which tells you the pairing rather than the premise is what landed. Second, and unusually for a 573-page indie novel, the craft: reviewers volunteer that the books are thick but that not a word is wasted, that the pacing is tight and the worldbuilding rich. Third, series momentum — the recurring line is that they keep getting better, which is the most valuable thing a series author can have said about book three. There is also a striking minority note that is worth naming because it is a compliment in disguise: several readers say Sabor makes them enjoy and root for relationships and scenes they would normally refuse outright.
What readers argue about and complain about: Very little, which is itself the finding. At a 4.55 average across 1,792 ratings there is no dominant complaint to report, and that is rare enough in this genre to be worth saying plainly rather than manufacturing a criticism to look balanced. What does appear, from readers who liked the book, is intensity: at least one four-star review comes down entirely to the sex scenes being more than that reader wanted, framed explicitly as personal preference. Second, and quieter, entry point — some readers arriving at book three report that the world takes a chapter or two to assemble, though the same readers say the book stands alone. Third: length is mentioned constantly and almost never as a complaint, which is the inverse of the usual pattern for 500-page indie romance. The genuine split here is not about the book at all. It is about whether a reader’s tolerance for explicit intensity matches Sabor’s, and the reviews are honest enough that you can work out which side you are on before borrowing.
The series question everyone should ask first: Court of Chains is ongoing, each book follows a new couple, and every one so far resolves its own romance — there is no cliffhanger risk. Readers who have read the series in order make the case that the books genuinely function as standalones, with one specifying that this is not the usual false claim, but that reading in order works better. Since A Little Sin and Kiss of Seduction are both on Kindle Unlimited alongside this one, starting at book one costs you nothing but borrow slots. If you only want one, this is the one readers rate highest.
Frequently Asked Questions
How spicy is Green-Eyed Monster?
A 5/5, at the upper end of that band. romance.io rates it explicit and plentiful, and readers describe the scenes as intense as well as frequent. At least one reviewer dropped a star purely because the intensity exceeded their preference.
Can I read Green-Eyed Monster as a standalone?
Yes. It is book three of Court of Chains, but each book follows a new couple and resolves its own romance. Readers who have read the series in order say the standalone claim is genuine here, while recommending the series order anyway.
Does Green-Eyed Monster have a cliffhanger?
No. Every Court of Chains book so far resolves its own romance within the book, so you get a complete story in a single borrow.
How long is Green-Eyed Monster?
573 pages, published in June 2025. Unusually for a book that length, reviewers volunteer that no words are wasted and the pacing is tight — length complaints are essentially absent from the reviews.
Is Green-Eyed Monster on Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. It carried the Kindle Unlimited badge on its Amazon listing when we checked in August 2026, as do the earlier Court of Chains books. Availability changes without notice, so confirm the badge before you borrow.
Which Rawnie Sabor book should I start with?
A Little Sin if you want the gentler entry point, or this one if you want the book her readers rate highest. Green-Eyed Monster holds a 4.55 Goodreads average, the strongest in the series.
If You Loved Green-Eyed Monster, Read These Next
Three land closest. A Little Sin is the same author at a slightly gentler intensity and the best place to start the series. Kiss of Seduction runs the same explicit register with a succubus and is the other Court of Chains book on Kindle Unlimited. And Lady Venom Takes a Mistress by Kat Blackthorne is the closest thing outside Sabor’s catalogue to this femme-dominant register, at novella length. For more in the same band, browse our sapphic romantasy on Kindle Unlimited guide or the full run of book reviews.
The Bottom Line
Green-Eyed Monster sets out to be a long, intense, properly built paranormal romance and it is all three. The two-ice-queens pairing is a genuine structural choice rather than a default, the 573 pages draw almost no length complaints in 278 reviews, and the world has been accumulating across three books rather than resetting. Against that: the explicit content pushes further than most of what sits beside it and will exceed some readers’ comfort, the opening asks a little patience of newcomers, and it is book three of a series you will probably end up reading in full. Worth borrowing, and the strongest single recommendation on our Kindle Unlimited list for readers who came for heat. Check Green-Eyed Monster on Amazon →
The Eikna Overall Ranking
On the Eikna scale, Green-Eyed Monster ranks as a top-tier indie sapphic paranormal romance — long, tightly written and unusually well liked, limited only by an intensity ceiling some readers will hit, and best approached as the peak of a series worth reading in order.
The Evidence Scorecard
Overall ★★★★★ 4.5/5
- ✓ 4.55 average across 1,792 Goodreads ratings
- ✓ 4.7 on Amazon across roughly 976 ratings
- ✓ No dominant complaint in 278 written reviews
- ✓ Intensity exceeds some readers’ ceiling
Romance ★★★★★ 4.6/5
- ✓ Two guarded leads instead of the usual one
- ✓ Envy’s nature makes the obstacle metaphysical
- ✓ Readers name the pairing as the main pleasure
- ✓ Outcome never really in doubt
Characters ★★★★☆ 4.4/5
- ✓ Angela’s rule-breaking is a stated character logic
- ✓ Both leads have reasons for their armour
- ✓ Series cast accumulates across three books
- ✓ Newcomers need a chapter to place everyone
Writing ★★★★☆ 4.4/5
- ✓ Reviewers volunteer that no words are wasted
- ✓ Pacing called tight across 573 pages
- ✓ Worldbuilding described as rich, not repetitive
- ✓ No editing complaints found in the reviews
Emotional Impact ★★★★☆ 4.3/5
- ✓ Sabor gets readers rooting for dynamics they refuse elsewhere
- ✓ Longing and control named as recurring themes
- ✓ Guarded-to-open arc lands for both leads
- ✓ Little external jeopardy beyond the arcane law
Heat Level ★★★★★ 5/5
- ✓ romance.io top band, explicit and plentiful
- ✓ Readers describe intensity as well as frequency
- ✓ Highest-rated heat in the Court of Chains series
- ✓ One reviewer dropped a star for exceeding preference
Ending ★★★★☆ 4.3/5
- ✓ Resolves its own romance, no cliffhanger
- ✓ Complete arc in a single borrow
- ✓ Series continues with a new couple
- ✓ Outcome is signposted well in advance
Re-read Value ★★★★☆ 4.2/5
- ✓ 573 pages of world to return to
- ✓ Kindle Unlimited makes re-borrowing free
- ✓ Series readers reread before each new release
- ✓ Length makes a casual reread a commitment
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