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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Murder, Attempted murder, Blood, Injury detail, Animal death, Animal abuse, Non-consensual kissing, Alcohol use, Magical coercion
The Crown's Game
by Evelyn Skye
Book 1 in The Crown's Game
Old-Russia court magic, a lethal competition, and a love triangle where heartbreak is not the worst possible outcome.
goodreads 3.82/5 26,572 ratings
storykind_community 2/5 2 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length416 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice1/5 · Tension / anticipation
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Rivals to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Tension / anticipation
- Book hangover incoming
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- Scholar/intellectual
- Love/hate tension
- Longing glances
- Adrenaline rush
- Mysterious stranger
- Star-crossed
- Sweet / tender
- Beautiful grief
- Rival / competitor
- Forbidden love
- Mutual pining
Fantasy promise
- Ya romantasy
- Competition romance
- Royal court / palace
- Alternate history
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Games/trials romance
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- Big city / metropolis
- Historical
- Love triangle
- Competition / games
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Rivals competing
- Star-crossed lovers
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Romantic
- Lush
- Heavy
- Witch/mage
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- Teen MC (under 20)
- Magical
- Atmospheric
- Deceptively deadly
- Tense
- Cinematic
- Outcast/loner
- Bittersweet
- Deadly trials
- Tournament arc
- Political intrigue
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 416 pages
- Publisher
- Balzer + Bray
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book