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- Content warnings: Captivity, Death, Dubious consent, Execution, Grief, Imprisonment, Murder, Trauma, Violence, Sexual assault, Torture
The Death-Made Prince
by Lisette Marshall
Book 1 in Runewitch Saga
Two morally gray leads with razor-sharp banter and devastating backstories, wrapped in a Norse-inspired world where forbidden magic and slow-burn enemies-to-lovers chemistry will leave you desperate for the sequel.
goodreads 4.4/5 3,529 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
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Length547 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingMedium
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
- Medium
- Intense / passionate
- The angst delivered
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Mutual pining
- Slow burn with late spice
- Obsessed
- Morally gray
- Dark / taboo style
- Book hangover
- Anti-hero
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Primal / feral style
- Brooding prince
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Push and pull
- Tension
- Banter
- Anticipation
- Playful banter
- Eye contact intensity
- Primal play (hunting/chasing)
- BDSM elements
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Captive romance
- Prison / captivity
- High fantasy
- Necromancers
- Forced proximity
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- Forest / wilderness
- Mythological
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Royal court / palace
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Forced alliance
- Forbidden love
- Dark romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Sarcastic
- Heavy
- Witch/mage
- Neurodivergent MC
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- Intense
- Brooding
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Immersive
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Mysterious
- Sharp
- Angsty
- Witty
- Epic
- Norse mythology dark fantasy
- Forbidden magic
- Morally complex antihero romance
- Necromancy and rune magic
- Deadly quest
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Book details
- Length
- 547 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book