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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Stalking, Attempted sexual assault, Death, Death of a parent, Blood, Bugs / insects, Alcohol use, Sexual harassment
City of Thorns
by C.N. Crawford
Book 1 in The Demon Queen Trials
Demon Lord enemies-to-lovers with a fake succubus disguise, a revenge plot, and a steamy slow burn that delivers
storykind_community 2.67/5 3 ratings
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Length306 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 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
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Demon lord
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Love/hate tension
- Dirty talk heavy
- Addictive read
- Dark/tortured soul
- Possessive love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Vicarious thrill
- Possessive alpha
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Rough / primal
- Adrenaline rush
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Possessive/protective
- Wall pinning
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
- Dominance
- Size difference
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Demon romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Demons
- Underground / underworld
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- Paranormal
- Incubus / succubus
- Mistaken identity
- Competition / games
- Gothic
- Fae
- Forced alliance
- Fake dating
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Snarky/sarcastic
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- MC 20-30
- Seductive
- Atmospheric
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Dangerous
- Edgy
- Spy/thief
- Fast-paced
- Survivor
- Sarcastic
- Steamy
- Tense
- Forbidden desire
- Revenge arc
- Deadly trials
- Court of shadows
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
- Cliffhanger warning
- Tournament arc
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Book details
- Length
- 306 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book