Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Blood, Trauma, Manipulation, Betrayal, Sexual content
Deals and Daggers
by Emily Blackwood
Book 2 in Demons Duet
If you wanted the Hades-coded demon-x-goddess fake-dating duet to actually pay off in book two, this closes it without being too long.
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length237 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Possessive love interest
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Established relationship
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Demon lord
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Protective love interest
- Dirty talk heavy
- Addictive read
- Possessive alpha
- Betrayal to trust
- Marking / biting
- Redemption arc
- Dark/tortured soul
- Emotional intimacy focus
- Earned hope
- Mine declarations
- Possessive/protective
- Marking hickeys
- Wall pinning
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Claiming
- Possessive
- Marking
- Dominance
- Size difference
- Bonding/claiming/marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fake dating
- Underground / underworld
- Paranormal
- Demons
- Demon romance
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- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Fated mates
- Underworld / death realm
- Forbidden love
- Forced proximity
- Magic bond
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Punchy
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Reluctant chosen one
- MC 20-30
- Intense
- Cinematic
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Steamy
- Fast-paced
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Dramatic
- Edgy
- Yearning
- Emotional
- Angsty
- Magical
- Bargain with consequences
- Forbidden desire
- Underground rebellion
- Court of shadows
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 237 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book