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- Content warnings: Violence, War, Death, Grief, Trauma, Manipulation, Sexual content
A Dance of Serpents
by Lauren Dedroog
Book 2 in The Crows & Serpents Duology
A Curse of Crows lit the match; this sequel lets Diana decide what burns. Come for divine politics and a romance bond with teeth, stay for the villain-origin story refusing to apologize.
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Length528 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Love/hate tension
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Book hangover
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- Morally gray
- Power imbalance
- Power dynamic
- The angst delivered
- Possessive alpha
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Desperate / urgent
- Adrenaline rush
- Dark/tortured soul
- Push and pull
- Tension / anticipation
- God/deity
- Fated mates
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Possessive/protective
- Magic-infused intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forbidden love
- Underground / underworld
- High fantasy
- Demons
- Magic bond
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- Royal court / palace
- Gods/deities
- Dark romance
- Other
- Antihero romance
- Political intrigue
- Forced alliance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Dark
- Lush
- Heavy
- High
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- Villain protagonist
- Intense
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Epic
- Emotional
- Royalty
- Dangerous
- Atmospheric
- Damaged survivor
- Revenge arc
- Battle of wills
- Power corrupts
- War-torn kingdom
- Morally complex
- Emotional devastation
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 528 pages
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book