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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Alcohol use, Violence, Death, Murder, Parental death, Hallucinations, Mental illness, Fire, Bullying
Darkness of Light
by Stacey Marie Brown
Book 1 in Darkness
The first Darkness book is messy, dark, and very early 2010s in the exact way its fans remember. Come for Ember discovering what she is, stay for the fae war setup, the volatile Eli tension, and a final stretch built to shove you into book two.
goodreads 3.95/5 14,641 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length310 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 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)
- Medium burn
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Adrenaline rush
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Love/hate tension
- Taboo / forbidden
- Book hangover incoming
- Mysterious stranger
- Forbidden love
- Desperate / urgent
- The angst delivered
- Possessive alpha
- Push and pull
- Tension / anticipation
- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Tension
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Academy / campus
- Urban fantasy
- Fae
- Big city / metropolis
- Paranormal
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- Demons
- Love triangle
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Shifters
- Secret power
- Monsters
- Hidden identity
- Biker / MC romance
- Chosen one burden
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Fast-paced
- Moderate
- Snarky/sarcastic
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- Teen MC (under 20)
- Mysterious
- Sarcastic
- Outcast/loner
- Intense
- Edgy
- Reluctant chosen one
- Angsty
- Suspenseful
- Survivor
- Dangerous
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
- Addictive pacing
- Forbidden desire
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 310 pages
- Publisher
- Twisted Fairy Publishing
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book