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- Content warnings: Death, Parental death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Injury detail, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Body horror, Sexual content
A Cruel Thirst
by Angela Montoya
Carolina wants a stake in her hand, not a husband, and Lalo is exactly the inconvenient vampire problem she was not planning on. It is YA vampire romantasy with Mexican lore, monster hunting, and a romance that keeps its bite mostly above the neckline.
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Length432 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Cinnamon roll
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Sweet / tender
- Earned hope
- Vampire lord
- Banter
- Playful / funny
- Escape
- Reluctant hero
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Secretly soft
- Forbidden love
- Playful banter
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Ya romantasy
- Vampire romance
- Small town / village
- Historical
- Vampires
- Paranormal
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- Forced proximity
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Fake engagement
- Forced alliance
- Adventure romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Adventurous
- Witty
- Moderate
- Hunter
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- Latinx MC
- Romantic
- Humorous
- General badass
- Latinx love interest (LI)
- Fast-paced
- Protector
- BIPOC MC
- Dangerous
- Warm
- Snarky/sarcastic
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Hopeful
- Sapphic
- Protect at all costs
- Enemies forced to ally
- Page turner
- Comfort read vibes
- Bonds forged in war
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Book details
- Length
- 432 pages
- Publisher
- Joy Revolution
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book