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- Content warnings: Death, Violence, Death of loved one, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Substance abuse
Defender of Walls
by Tanya Bird
Book 1 in Kingdom of Walls
A medieval dystopian romance with real stakes where a merchant girl and a commander on opposite sides of a wall find each other.
Goodreads 4.2/5 1,250 ratings
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Length370 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice1/5 · Fade to black
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
- Low
- Fade to black
- Tension finally satisfied
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- War general / commander
- Class difference
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Romantic fulfillment
- Grumpy protector
- Star-crossed
- Tension
- The angst delivered
- Secretly soft
- He falls first
- Anticipation
- Cathartic release
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Longing glances
- Push and pull
- Possessive/protective
- Power imbalance
Fantasy promise
- Historical romance
- Star-crossed lovers
- Small town / village
- Historical
- Humans only
- Forbidden love
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- War front / rebellion
- Dystopian
- Forced alliance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Angsty
- Sharp
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Warrior/fighter
- Dark
- Witty
- Survivor
- Hopeful
- Banter-heavy
- Protector
- Romantic
- Intense
- Emotional
- Page turner
- High stakes
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Book details
- Length
- 370 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book