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- Content warnings: Death of a parent, Grief, Violence, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Murder, Domestic violence, Suicide, Classism, Sexism, Toxic relationships, Death
The Monstrous Kind
by Lydia Gregovic
Jane Austen manners, poisonous fog, and manor-house rot make this one sharper than the pretty dress on the cover suggests. Come for the gothic setup; stay for the sister stakes and the secrets with teeth.
goodreads 3.55/5 1,406 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length400 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- None
- Earned hope
- Mysterious stranger
- Protective love interest
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- Book hangover
- Protector
- Forbidden love
- The angst delivered
- Secretly soft
- Class difference
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Hurt/comfort
Fantasy promise
- Ya romantasy
- Manor house / estate
- Regency/victorian
- Monsters
- Hidden past revealed
- Big city / metropolis
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- Alternate history
- Undead
- Survival romance
- Coastal / island / beach
- Gothic
- Post-apocalyptic
- Literary / classic retelling
- Paranormal
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Moderate
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
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- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Eerie
- Lush
- Innocent / sheltered
- Mysterious
- Suspenseful
- Haunting
- Character-driven
- Tense
- Dark
- Forbidden knowledge
- Survival against impossible odds
- Protect at all costs
- Political intrigue
- Cliffhanger warning
- Slow start explosive finish
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Book details
- Length
- 400 pages
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book