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- Content warnings: Animal death, Captivity, Death, Death of loved one, Graphic violence, Grief, Torture, Trauma, Violence, War, Gore, Poisoning, Sexual content
A Queen This Fierce and Deadly
by Stacia Stark
Book 4 in Kingdom of Lies
A finale built for readers already invested in Prisca, Lorian, and the found family. Do not start here unless you enjoy emotional damage with no context.
goodreads 4.12/5 41,250 ratings
storykind_community 3.86/5 7 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length641 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- High
- Intense / passionate
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
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- Forbidden love
- Emotional / loving
- Book hangover
- Possessive alpha
- Mutual pining
- Animalistic / primal
- Found family feels
- Dark/tortured soul
- Fated mates
- Marking hickeys
- Cathartic release
- Found family
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Romantic fulfillment
- Body worship
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- War front / rebellion
- Mythological
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- Gods/deities
- Captive romance
- Forest / wilderness
- Ghosts
- Road trip romance
- Shifters
- Secret relationship
- Forced alliance
- Sacrifice/martyrdom
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Epic
- Immersive
- Heavy
- Queen / ruling monarch
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- Queer
- Intense
- Cinematic
- Warrior/fighter
- Emotional
- Dark
- Punchy
- Romantic
- Dramatic
- Adventurous
- Heartwarming
- Atmospheric
- Angsty
- Page turner
- Series binge material
- War-torn kingdom
- Bonds forged in war
- Emotional devastation
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Book details
- Length
- 641 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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