Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Violence, War, Death, Non-consensual, Dubious consent, Manipulation, Blood, Torture, Betrayal, Death of a partner, Sexual assault, Sexual content
Between Two Kings
by Lindsay Straube
Book 2 in Split or Swallow
A monster-romantasy love triangle that refuses to play nice. Tem is messy, the kings are messier, and the political stakes keep raising the bar on what counts as betrayal.
goodreads 3.56/5 17,270 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 3 ratings
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Length512 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Dirty talk heavy
PacingMedium
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)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Dirty talk heavy
- Addictive read
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- King / ruling monarch
- Possessive love interest
- Rough / primal
- Feral brain activated
- Possessive alpha
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Possessive / claiming
- Obsessed
- Morally gray
- Power imbalance
- Filthy / dirty
- The angst delivered
- Monster
- Obsessive love interest
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Vicarious thrill
- Predator x prey
- Power dynamic
- Captor/captive
- Exhibitionist vibes
- Marking / biting
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Wall pinning
- Marking hickeys
- Praise kink
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Mine declarations
- Possessive/protective
- BDSM elements
- Power exchange
- Exhibitionism
- Voyeurism
- Claiming
- Possessive
- Dubious consent elements
- Monstrous anatomy
- Gang bang themes
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Love triangle
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Shifters
- Monster romance
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- Castle / fortress
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Monsters
- Shifter romance
- Competition / games
- Nagas / lamias
- Marriage of convenience
- Secret heir/royalty
- Fated mates
- Captive romance
- Dark romance
- Forbidden love
- Competition romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Intense
- Heavy
- Royalty
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- Queer
- Seductive
- Shapeshifter
- Dramatic
- Queen / ruling monarch
- Spicy
- Fast-paced
- Femme fatale
- Angsty
- Feral
- Dangerous
- Unhinged
- Forbidden desire
- Battle of wills
- War of succession
- Court of shadows
- Political intrigue
- Morally complex
- Emotional devastation
- Addictive pacing
- Gut punch ending
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Book details
- Length
- 512 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book