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- Content warnings: Self-harm, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of a child, Death of a parent, Trauma, Grief, Manipulation
I Summon the Sea
by Mona Archer
Book 1 in The Thorn and the Shadow
fairytale-retelling romantasy where a sea maiden walks into deadly fae trials to kill the king who took her first love
goodreads 3.79/5 111 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length352 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice2/5 · Passionate / intense
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
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Dragon shifter
- Love/hate tension
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Addictive read
- Morally gray
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Slow burn with late spice
- Book hangover incoming
- Dark/tortured soul
- Emotional / loving
- Tension finally satisfied
- Mysterious stranger
- Star-crossed
- Tension
- Adrenaline rush
- Push and pull
- Anticipation
- Obsessive love interest
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
- Touch starvation
- Possessive
- Claiming
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forced proximity
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Second chance
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- Coastal / island / beach
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Mermaids/sirens
- Fairytale retelling
- Royal court / palace
- Mythological
- Dragons
- Competition romance
- Competition / games
- Shadow beings / shadow fae
- Games/trials romance
- Monsters
- Star-crossed lovers
- Fae romance
- Dragon romance
- The one that got away
- Found family
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Lush
- Heavy
- High
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- Siren
- MC 20-30
- Atmospheric
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Intense
- Cinematic
- Warrior/fighter
- Epic
- General badass
- Dangerous
- Fast-paced
- Damaged survivor
- Yearning
- Haunting
- Magical
- Revenge arc
- Deadly trials
- Forbidden desire
- Little Mermaid retelling
- Sacrifice for love
- Page turner
- Cliffhanger warning
- Morally complex
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 352 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book