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- Content warnings: War, Violence, Graphic violence, Death, Death of loved one, Torture, Trauma, PTSD, Sexual assault (referenced), Manipulation, Imprisonment
EXIT
by TheDae
Book 1 in EXIT-Universe
Considered god-tier in the Dramione fandom for a reason. If you want a wartime AU that takes its time, makes you ache, and pays it off with one of the most earned HEAs in fic, this is the one.
goodreads 4.19/5 266 ratings
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Length630 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
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
- Book hangover
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Love/hate tension
- Slow seduction
- Obsessed
- Redeemed villain
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Dirty talk heavy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Secretly soft
- Betrayal to trust
- Tension / anticipation
- Earned hope
- Reluctant hero
- Mutual pining
- Desperate / urgent
- Cathartic release
- Hurt/comfort
- Pinning hands above head
- Addictive read
- Intellectual connection
- Marking hickeys
- Who did this to you
- Praise kink
- Only one who understands them
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Wall pinning
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Marking
- Claiming
- Possessive
- Magic-infused intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Fanfiction
- War front / rebellion
- Urban fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Bunker / base / compound
- Dystopian
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- Forbidden love
- Alternate history
- Forced proximity
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Secret relationship
- Rivals to lovers
- Who hurt you
- Second chance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- High
- Bookworm/scholar
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- MC 20-30
- Angsty
- Atmospheric
- General badass
- Intense
- Emotional
- Rebel leader / revolutionary
- Yearning
- Thoughtful
- Damaged survivor
- Brooding
- Lush
- Hopeful
- Introspective
- Tense
- Character-driven
- Forbidden desire
- Redemption
- Underground rebellion
- War-torn kingdom
- Bonds forged in war
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- Emotional devastation
- Slow start explosive finish
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Book details
- Length
- 630 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book