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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Grief, Trauma, War, Torture, Captivity, Animal death
Spice Road
by Maiya Ibrahim
Book 1 in The Spice Road Trilogy
You'll be hooked by the relentless pace and satisfying enemies-to-lovers tension that makes the journey worth every perilous moment.
goodreads 3.7/5 6,151 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length411 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5
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
- Low
- Addictive read
- Mysterious stranger
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- Reluctant allies to lovers
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Enemies to lovers
- Adrenaline rush
- Rogue/scoundrel
Fantasy promise
- Young adult
- Forced proximity
- Desert / frontier
- High fantasy
- Djinn
- Survival romance
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- Forest / wilderness
- Elementals
- Adventure romance
- Love triangle
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Adventurous
- Cinematic
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Warrior/fighter
- BIPOC MC
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Intense
- Punchy
- Muslim rep
- Suspenseful
- Angsty
- Dark
- War-torn kingdom
- Survival against impossible odds
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Book details
- Length
- 411 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book