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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Death, Murder, Religious bigotry, Religious trauma, Blood, Torture, Execution, Trauma, Imprisonment, Captivity
Hallowed Games
by C.N. Crawford
Book 1 in Hallowed Games
ACOTAR fans who want their fae court swapped for a witch-burning religious order and Hunger-Games-coded trials - plus a touch-her-and-die FMC whose vampire captor is the only person immune to her curse.
goodreads 3.86/5 4,975 ratings
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Length410 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Slow burn with late spice
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
- Slow burn with late spice
- Addictive read
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Captor/captive
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Vampire lord
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Possessive/protective
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Longing glances
- Vicarious thrill
- Possessive alpha
- Protective love interest
- Intense / passionate
- Adrenaline rush
- Cursed
- Forbidden love
- Tension
- Book hangover incoming
- Anticipation
- Push and pull
- Only one who understands them
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Competition / games
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Vampire romance
- Castle / fortress
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- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Vampires
- Games/trials romance
- Captive romance
- Touch her and die
- Secret power
- Found family
- Competition romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
- Intense
- Atmospheric
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- Damaged survivor
- Dangerous
- Fast-paced
- Gladiator / arena fighter
- Seductive
- Cinematic
- Deceptively deadly
- Gothic
- Dramatic
- Brooding
- Thrilling
- Yearning
- Tense
- Deadly trials
- Tournament arc
- Forbidden desire
- Cursed bloodline
- Survival against impossible odds
- Enemies forced to ally
- Bargain with consequences
- Court of shadows
- Page turner
- Cliffhanger warning
- Morally complex
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 410 pages
- Publisher
- Crawford Cove Publishing
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book