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- Content warnings: Emotional abuse, Parental abuse, Domestic violence, Blood, Body horror, Injury detail
Immortal Game
by Allison Saft
allison saft writes a cerebral, tension-soaked sapphic romantasy where every chess move could cost a life - and the rivals-to-lovers pull is the real game
Goodreads 4.1/5 525 ratings
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Length400 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Tension / anticipation
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Rivals to lovers
- F/F
- Slow burn
- Low
- Tension / anticipation
- Fae prince
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- Competitive / banter during
- Tension
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Emotional / loving
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Slow / sensual
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Ya romantasy
- Competition / games
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
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- Forced alliance
- Competition romance
- Slow burn romance
- Sapphic romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Cerebral
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Protector
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- Sapphic
- Tense
- Lyrical
- Queer
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Adventurous
- Lush
- Emotional
- Clear
- Deadly trials
- Forbidden desire
- Battle of wills
- Sacrifice for love
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Book details
- Length
- 400 pages
- Publisher
- Wednesday Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book