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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Mind control
Of Slumber and Discord
by Nicole Zoltack
Book 2 in Once Upon a Darkened Night
A quick dark-fairy-tale bite with a Maleficent-shaped narrator, a cruel princess, and a kingdom one curse away from disaster.
goodreads 4/5 44 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length182 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 15 books
Spice0/5
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- None
- Perspective shift
- Expanded empathy
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Moderate
- Low
- Witch/mage
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- Eerie
- Atmospheric
- Bittersweet
- Classical
- Magical
- Sleeping Beauty retelling
- Morally complex
- Cursed bloodline
- Power corrupts
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 182 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book