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- Content warnings: Violence, Colonialism, Torture, Death, Death of loved one, Kidnapping, Captivity, War, Physical abuse, Trauma, Grief, Racism/bigotry, Blood, Needles / medical procedures
Mirage
by Somaiya Daud
Book 1 in Mirage
Moroccan-inspired sci-fantasy with prose that reads like poetry. Quiet, heartbreaking, and very much about what survival costs.
goodreads 3.72/5 14,289 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
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Length320 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Expanded empathy
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- Brooding prince
- Tender / sweet explicit
- Perspective shift
- Morally gray
- Class difference
- Longing glances
- Thought-provoking
- Secretly soft
- Cultural difference
- Tension / anticipation
- Earned hope
- Mutual pining
- Gentle / romantic
- Beautiful grief
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Forehead touching
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Royal court / palace
- Space/sci-fi
- Humans only
- Hidden identity
- Space station / spaceship / colony
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- Mythological
- Mistaken identity
- Secret heir/royalty
Reading experience
- First person
- Slow
- Lush
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Scribe
- BIPOC MC
- Atmospheric
- Sacrifice / chosen to die
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Melancholic
- Performer
- Muslim rep
- Yearning
- Poetic
- Innocent / sheltered
- Mythic
- Introspective
- Literary
- Bittersweet
- Sacrifice for love
- Forbidden desire
- Crumbling empire
- Mediterranean fantasy
- Underground rebellion
- The long game
- Reluctant royalty
- Morally complex
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 320 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book