Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Death, Grief, Parental death, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomiting / emesis, Kidnapping, Abandonment, War, Captivity
The Coveted and the Cursed
by Lylah Taylor
Book 1 in The Cursed Kingdom
Come for the Beauty and the Beast bones; stay for Mira choosing something softer than survival without pretending captivity did not happen.
goodreads 3.72/5 192 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length499 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice4/5 · Slow burn with late spice
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
- High
- Slow burn with late spice
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Beast / monster
- Hurt/comfort
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
- Cursed
- Redemption romance
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Earned hope
- Dark/tortured soul
- Possessive/protective
- Found family feels
- Protector
- Found family
- Explicit but vanilla
- Protective love interest
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Beauty and the beast
- Castle / fortress
- High fantasy
- Monsters
- Captive romance
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- Forest / wilderness
- Gothic
- Gods/deities
- Cursed love interest
- Royal court / palace
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Emotional
- Heavy
- Survivor
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- Romantic
- Witch/mage
- Angsty
- Atmospheric
- Damaged survivor
- Humorous
- Hopeful
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Cursed bloodline
- Redemption
- Protect at all costs
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Book details
- Length
- 499 pages
- Publisher
- self published
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book