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- Content warnings: Grief, PTSD, Suicidal ideation, Suicide, Trauma, Violence, War, Shaming
The Eagle's Nest
by HeartOfAspen
A deeply layered Dramione slow burn built around an alchemy experiment gone wrong, where the enemies-to-lovers tension earns every single one of its 300k words.
goodreads 3.92/5 3,510 ratings
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Length1,062 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice2/5 · 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
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- The angst delivered
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- Redeemed villain
- Mutual pining
- Emotional / loving
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Redemption arc
- Dark/tortured soul
- Redemption romance
- Teasing control
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Fanfiction
- Forced proximity
- Academy / campus
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Academy / school
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- Slow burn romance
- Second chance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Angsty
- Witty
- Heavy
- Bookworm/scholar
- Emotional
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- Conversational
- Tense
- Romantic
- Immersive
- Mysterious
- Intense
- Atmospheric
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 1,062 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book