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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Death of loved one, Parental death, Graphic violence, Amputation
The Incandescent
by Emily Tesh
A magic school story told from the exhausted adult perspective of the staff, not the students. Funny, emotionally rich, and refreshingly mature with a bisexual protagonist navigating demons both literal and personal.
Goodreads 4.0/5 10,363 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Rivals to lovers
- F/F
- Slow burn
- Low
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Intellectual satisfaction
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- Banter
- Tension
- The swoon
- Anticipation
- Adrenaline rush
- She falls first
- Playful banter
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy
- Rivals competing
- Academy / campus
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Workplace romance
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- Contemporary
- Demons
- Forbidden love
- Dark academia romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Atmospheric
- Witty
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
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- Sapphic
- Humorous
- Sharp
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Bisexual MC
- Bookworm/scholar
- Older MC (40+)
- Dark
- Immersive
- Protector
- Magical
- Introspective
- Forbidden desire
- Page turner
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Book details
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book