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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Torture, War, Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Grief
Dance of Kings and Thieves
by L.J. Andrews
Book 6 in The Broken Kingdoms
This is the Kase and Malin finale: throne fight, thief guild loyalty, dark fae pressure, and the kind of messy devotion that makes a long fantasy romance arc pay off.
goodreads 4.35/5 16,104 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length434 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 9 books
Spice2/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Friends to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Established relationship
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Partners in crime
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
- Protective love interest
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Cathartic release
- Found family
- Book hangover incoming
- Only one who understands them
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- War front / rebellion
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Secret heir/royalty
- Castle / fortress
- Forced alliance
- Ship / at sea
- Adventure romance
- Political intrigue
- Fairytale retelling
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Immersive
- Romantic
- Dramatic
- Epic
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- Atmospheric
- Intense
- Emotional
- Fast-paced
- Steamy
- Adventurous
- Fae courts and politics
- Thieves guild
- War-torn kingdom
- Cinderella retelling
- Bonds forged in war
- Protect at all costs
- Series binge material
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 434 pages
- Publisher
- Victorious
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book