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- Content warnings: Captivity, Death, Grief, Violence, Domestic violence
Mistress of Bones
by Maria Z. Medina
Book 1 in Mistress of Bones
You'll experience a richly layered world of love and loss that leaves you eagerly anticipating the sequel.
goodreads 3.07/5 640 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length336 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Possessive love interest
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Romantic fulfillment
- Morally gray
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- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
- Forbidden love
- Mutual pining
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Dark romance
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Necromancers
- Blood feud romance
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- Royal court / palace
- Ghosts
- Secret relationship
- Spirits
- Reapers
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- Necromancer / death magic user
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- Lyrical
- Heartbreaking
- Dramatic
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Immersive
- Mysterious
- Brooding
- Star-crossed lovers
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 336 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book