Are You A Grim Or Oro Girlie?
Welcome to the island of Lightlark, darlings, where six realms live under ancient curses and the right love might just be powerful enough to break them. Every hundred years the island rises from the sea for the Centennial, and every reader who steps onto its shores leaves having firmly, fiercely picked a side.
A Darling Reader Quiz
Are You a Grim
or Oro Girlie?
Welcome to the island of Lightlark, darlings, where curses bind six realms and the right love might just break them. Two rulers have laid claim to readers’ hearts: Grim, the dangerous, wicked ruler of Nightshade, and Oro, the golden, honourable Sun King.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Grim and Oro are the two love interests in Alex Aster’s Lightlark. Oro is the cold, powerful Sun King who has ruled the island for centuries and sees love as a weakness, while Grimshaw (“Grim”) is the mysterious Nightshade ruler. Together with Isla they form the series’ central love triangle.
A “Grim girlie” is drawn to the brooding, dangerous Night King energy, mystery, tension and forbidden pull. An “Oro girlie” prefers the golden, steady Sun King: guarded on the surface but loyal and protective underneath. This quiz matches your answers to whichever ruler suits your personality.
It comes down to what draws you in. Team Grim readers fall for his intensity and lines like “You and me… we’re infinite”, while Team Oro readers prefer a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers with a king who puts duty first. The quiz above tells you where you land in under two minutes.
No. The quiz is designed to be fun whether you’ve read the whole Lightlark Saga or are just Grim-and-Oro-curious from BookTok. It’s based on personality and vibe, not plot knowledge, though fans of the books will spot the references.
Read them in publication order: Lightlark, then Nightbane, then Skyshade, followed by the Grim and Oro companion novellas.