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- Content warnings: Torture, Violence, Murder, Panic attacks, Racism/bigotry, Grief, Imprisonment, Trauma
A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly
by Sophia St. Germain
Book 1 in Compelling Fates Saga
A half-fae spy with compulsion magic, a blood oath, a lethal guard, and a political election plot that keeps every alliance suspect.
goodreads 4.01/5 42,057 ratings
storykind_community 3.86/5 11 ratings
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Length476 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
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)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Brooding prince
- Forbidden love
- Slow seduction
- Adrenaline rush
- Morally gray
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The angst delivered
- Grumpy protector
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension / anticipation
- Feral brain activated
- Dark/tortured soul
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension
- Mysterious stranger
- Push and pull
- Longing glances
- Protective love interest
- Eye contact intensity
- Anticipation
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Big city / metropolis
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- Hidden identity
- Forced alliance
- Undercover/spy romance
- Secret power
- Love triangle
Reading experience
- First person
- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Spy/thief
- Intense
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- Immersive
- Dark
- Suspenseful
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Engaging
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dramatic
- General badass
- Fae courts and politics
- Forbidden desire
- Political intrigue
- Enemies forced to ally
- The long game
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Book details
- Length
- 476 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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