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- Content warnings: Betrayal, Captivity, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationships, Trauma, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Genocide, Gore, Stalking, Gaslighting, War, Blood, Torture, Panic attacks, Sexual content
The Cursed
by Harper L. Woods
Book 2 in Coven of Bones
The betrayal fallout gives this sequel teeth: Willow and Gray are bound together, furious at each other, and still impossible to look away from. The witch/demon stakes turn the romance into a power struggle with real consequences.
goodreads 3.62/5 50,716 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 5 ratings
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Length324 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Intense / passionate
- The angst delivered
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- Morally gray
- Mutual pining
- Animalistic / primal
- Cathartic release
- Dark/tortured soul
- Dark / taboo style
- Obsessed
- Villain
- Forbidden love
- Possessive / claiming style
- Addictive read
- Demon lord
- Betrayal to trust
- Rough / aggressive style
- Possessive alpha
- Love/hate tension
- Possessive/protective
- Possessive love interest
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Possessive
- Degradation (light)
- Power exchange
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Dark romance
- Academy / campus
- Paranormal
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced to marry
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- Manor house / estate
- Gothic
- Demons
- Marriage of convenience
- Secret relationship
- Captive romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- Medium
- Witch/mage
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- Intense
- Emotional
- Reluctant chosen one
- Suspenseful
- Atmospheric
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Brooding
- Survivor
- Dramatic
- Immersive
- Dangerous
- Angsty
- Forbidden desire
- Morally complex
- Bargain with consequences
- Betrayal and forgiveness
- Slow descent into darkness
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Book details
- Length
- 324 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book