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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Death, Parental death, Murder, War, Grief, Torture, Plague, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Injury detail, Betrayal, Trauma
Seek the Traitor's Son
by Veronica Roth
Book 1 in The Burning Empire
A grown up dystopian fantasy romance with prophecy, plague born powers, and one slow burn bond that hurts before it softens.
goodreads 4.33/5 106 ratings
storykind_community 3/5 1 rating
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Length432 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Tension / anticipation
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
- Tension / anticipation
- Addictive read
- Dark/tortured soul
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- Star-crossed
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Book hangover
- Damaged survivor
- Forbidden love
- Slow seduction
- The angst delivered
- Reluctant hero
- Betrayal to trust
- Passionate / intense
- Earned hope
- Hurt/comfort
- Tension
- Thought-provoking
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Prophecy-driven love
- War front / rebellion
- Dystopian
- Psychics
- Military camp
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- Post-apocalyptic
- Space station / spaceship / colony
- Space/sci-fi
- Star-crossed lovers
- Magic bond
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Adventurous
- Intense
- Heavy
- High
- Warrior/fighter
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- MC 20-30
- Dark
- Emotional
- Survivor
- Bisexual love interest (LI)
- Atmospheric
- Reluctant chosen one
- Mysterious
- Thoughtful
- Tense
- Literary
- Epic
- Character-driven
- Melancholic
- Chosen one burden
- Bonds forged in war
- Survival against impossible odds
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- Gut punch ending
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 432 pages
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book