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- Content warnings: Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Attempted sexual assault, Coercive control, Classism, Grief
Her Hidden Fire
by Clíodhna O'Sullivan
Book 1 in Her Hidden Fire
For readers who want their dragons political and their love quiet . Irish folklore underpinning a romantasy that earns its slow burn.
goodreads 3.8/5 1,132 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length448 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Friends to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Scholar/intellectual
- Longing glances
- The angst delivered
- Secretly soft
- Class difference
- Tension
- Book hangover incoming
- Reluctant hero
- Power imbalance
- Anticipation
- Mutual pining
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Academy / campus
- High fantasy
- Dragons
- Forbidden love
- Manor house / estate
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- Mythological
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Love triangle
- Secret power
- Dark academia romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Atmospheric
- Lush
- Heavy
- High
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- Bookworm/scholar
- MC 20-30
- Intense
- Outcast/loner
- Working class
- Dark
- Lyrical
- Reluctant chosen one
- Romantic
- Character-driven
- Mysterious
- Emotional
- Yearning
- Epic
- Forbidden knowledge
- Forbidden desire
- Sacrifice for love
- Power corrupts
- Star-crossed lovers
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 448 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book