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- Content warnings: Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Drowning, Alcohol use, Vomiting / emesis, Graphic violence, Death, Racism/bigotry, Manipulation, Attempted sexual assault
Sing Me to Sleep
by Gabi Burton
Book 1 in Sing Me to Sleep
An assassin siren falls for the prince she is supposed to guard while bodies pile up around them - the ultimate forbidden love trap.
goodreads 3.83/5 7,716 ratings
storykind_community 3/5 2 ratings
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Length432 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Tension / anticipation focus
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Brooding prince
- Enemies to lovers
- Slow burn with late spice
- Addictive read
- Secretly soft
- Longing glances
- The swoon
- Protective love interest
- Class difference
- Eye contact intensity
- Adrenaline rush
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Bodyguard/protection detail
- Big city / metropolis
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- Fae
- Hidden identity
- Shifters
- Secret heir/royalty
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Assassin
- BIPOC MC
- Seductive
- Siren
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Intense
- Fast-paced
- Morally gray
- Black MC
- Immersive
- Damaged survivor
- Black love interest (LI)
- Dangerous
- Yearning
- Forbidden desire
- Deadly trials
- Court of shadows
- Morally complex
- Little Mermaid retelling
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 432 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book