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- Content warnings: Sexual assault, Violence, Abuse, Trauma, Torture
A Tempest of Shadows
by Jane Washington
Book 1 in A Tempest of Shadows
Pick this up when you want the slowest kind of why choose burn: powerful men who begin as real enemies, a heroine clawing back agency, and a fantasy plot that keeps the romance simmering instead of rushing it.
goodreads 3.92/5 2,980 ratings
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Length339 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Why Choose / Reverse Harem
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- The angst delivered
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- Slow burn with late spice
- Book hangover incoming
- Power imbalance
- Tension / anticipation
- Earned hope
- Betrayal to trust
- Tension
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Reverse harem / why choose
- Shadow beings / shadow fae
- Magic bond
- Secret power
- Villain gets the girl
Reading experience
- First person
- Slow
- Dark
- Heavy
- High
- Angsty
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- Lush
- Suspenseful
- Cursed bloodline
- Chosen one burden
- Survival against impossible odds
- Enemies forced to ally
- Slow descent into darkness
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 339 pages
- Publisher
- Jane Washington
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book