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- Content warnings: Slavery, Captivity, Dubious consent, Sexual content, Violence
Queen of Starlight
by Jessa Slade
Book 1 in Sheerspace
Come for the weird crystal-bonded space romance; stay for a captain who refuses ownership even when the whole plot tries to hand it to him.
Goodreads 3.4/5 346 ratings
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Length167 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Captor/captive
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- The swoon
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- Pirate captain
- Protective love interest
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Escape
- Reluctant hero
- Only soft for them
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Romantic fulfillment
- Fated mates
- Touch starvation
- Vicarious thrill
- Possessive/protective
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Magic-infused intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Sci-fi romance
- Captive romance
- Space station / spaceship / colony
- Space/sci-fi
- Aliens
- Forced proximity
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- Magic bond
- Adventure romance
- Alien romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Seductive
- Lyrical
- Moderate
- Low
- Survivor
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- Adventurous
- Sensual
- Cinematic
- Tense
- Lush
- Forbidden desire
- Star-crossed lovers
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Book details
- Length
- 167 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book