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- Content warnings: Captivity, Imprisonment, Violence, Graphic violence, Trauma, Blood, Death, Slavery, Manipulation, Torture
Tales of Salt and Blood
by Inken Bermann
Book 1 in The Tales Duology
Half-shark siren on a leash plotting murder and the man holding the leash is starting to look like an option.
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Length558 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Dark / taboo style
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)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Dark / taboo style
- The angst delivered
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- Morally gray
- Enemies to lovers
- Passionate / intense
- The swoon
- Dark/tortured soul
- Love/hate tension
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- Possessive alpha
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Rough / aggressive style
- Feral brain activated
- War general / commander
- Possessive love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension
- Predator x prey
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
- Wall pinning
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Monster romance elements
- Power exchange
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Captive romance
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Monster romance
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- Coastal / island / beach
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Monsters
- Mermaid romance
- Prison / captivity
- Royal court / palace
- Forced proximity
- Interspecies romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Dark
- Heavy
- Survivor
- MC 20-30
- Intense
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- Atmospheric
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Brooding
- Lush
- Siren
- Seductive
- Dramatic
- Damaged survivor
- Yearning
- Immersive
- Feral
- Dangerous
- Revenge arc
- War-torn kingdom
- Morally complex
- Bargain with consequences
- Forbidden desire
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 558 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book