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- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Trauma, Blood, Sexual content
Sharpest Edge
by Alessa Thorn
Book 2 in Mercenaries and Magic
Silas and Izabella already know the shape of each other's damage, so the payoff lands less like a meet-cute and more like watching a blade finally find its hand.
Goodreads 4.2/5 1,439 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length260 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Mutual pining
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Found family feels
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- Protector
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Damaged survivor
- Hurt/comfort
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Romantic fulfillment
- Warrior/fighter
- Found family
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
- Touch starvation
- Possessive
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Friends to lovers
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
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- Other
- Contemporary
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Dark
- Fast-paced
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Hacker/tech genius
- Humorous
- Witch/mage
- Protect at all costs
- Witty
- Survivor
- Bonds forged in war
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 260 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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