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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Death of loved one, Betrayal, Forced marriage, Manipulation, Captivity
House of Lies and Sorrow
by Emily Blackwood
Book 1 in Fae of Rewyth
Indie fae romantasy you can knock out in an afternoon - tropey in the best way, ACOTAR-adjacent without trying to be ACOTAR, and ends on a twist that locks you into the series.
goodreads 3.47/5 15,627 ratings
storykind_community 3.25/5 4 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length268 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 6 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
- Addictive read
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- Fae prince
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Brooding prince
- Love/hate tension
- Longing glances
- Book hangover incoming
- Morally gray
- Power imbalance
- Slow burn with late spice
- Secretly soft
- Captor/captive
- Wall pinning
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Ear whispers / breath on neck
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Arranged marriage
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- Castle / fortress
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Forced to marry
- Who hurt you
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Fast-paced
- Moderate
- Royalty
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- MC 20-30
- Atmospheric
- Punchy
- Sacrifice / chosen to die
- Intense
- Edgy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Angsty
- Reluctant hero
- Dangerous
- Yearning
- Fae courts and politics
- Bargain with consequences
- Cursed bloodline
- Cliffhanger warning
- Court of shadows
- Betrayal and forgiveness
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 268 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book