Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Abandonment, Captivity, Childhood trauma, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Gore
The Forest Grimm
by Kathryn Purdie
Book 1 in The Forest Grimm duology
You'll experience a gripping adventure through enchanted woods with emotional stakes that make survival feel earned.
Goodreads 3.5/5 5,457 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length352 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Friends to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
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- Forbidden love
- Adrenaline rush
- Protective love interest
- Vicarious thrill
- Cursed
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Cursed love interest
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Monsters
- Survival romance
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- Small town / village
- Wolves
- Adventure romance
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Fairytale retelling
- Ghosts
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- Reluctant chosen one
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- Mysterious
- Lyrical
- Survivor
- Eerie
- Protector
- Adventurous
- Immersive
- Romantic
- Star-crossed lovers
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 352 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book