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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Captivity, Magical coercion
Gathering Frost
by Kaitlyn Davis
Book 1 in Once Upon a Curse
Come for the fairytale inversion: the sleeping beauty is the soldier who has forgotten how to feel.
goodreads 3.64/5 1,891 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length338 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / 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)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- The angst delivered
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- Brooding prince
- Love/hate tension
- Sweet / tender
- Adrenaline rush
- Rebel leader / revolutionary
- Forbidden love
- Gentle / romantic
- Book hangover incoming
- Secretly soft
- Push and pull
- Tension / anticipation
- Prince charming
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Fairytale retelling
- Big city / metropolis
- Post-apocalyptic
- Humans only
- Castle / fortress
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- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Royal court / palace
- Dystopian
- Underground / underworld
- Secret heir/royalty
- Forced proximity
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Warrior/fighter
- Adventurous
- Earnest
- Survivor
- Dramatic
- Reluctant hero
- Yearning
- Immersive
- Deceptively deadly
- Fast-paced
- Tense
- Sleeping Beauty retelling
- Enemies forced to ally
- Underground rebellion
- Bonds forged in war
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 338 pages
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book