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- Content warnings: Violence, Murder, Torture, Gore, Self-harm, Sexual assault, Abuse, Domestic violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, War, Slavery, Captivity
Princess of Blood
by Sarah Hawley
Book 2 in The Shards of Magic
You'll be utterly consumed by the addictive blend of obsessive devotion and high-stakes fantasy conflict.
goodreads 4.29/5 6,841 ratings
storykind_community 4.4/5 5 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length498 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Emotional / loving
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium
- Emotional / loving
- The angst delivered
- Dark/tortured soul
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- Forbidden love
- Slow / sensual
- Book hangover incoming
- Secretly soft
- Mutual pining
- Intense / passionate
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- He falls first
- Tension
- Obsessed
- Enemies to lovers
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Forced proximity
- Underground / underworld
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- High fantasy
- Secret heir/royalty
- Hidden identity
Reading experience
- First person
- Intense
- Immersive
- Heavy
- Survivor
- Dark
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- Atmospheric
- Royalty
- Suspenseful
- Dramatic
- Reluctant chosen one
- Emotional
- Romantic
- Fae courts and politics
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 498 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book