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- Content warnings: Blood, Captivity, Death, Death of loved one, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Trauma, Violence, War, Torture, PTSD, Betrayal
The Song Rising
by Samantha Shannon
Book 3 in The Bone Season
You'll be gripped by high-stakes survival and complex character dynamics that leave you emotionally invested and eager for the next installment.
goodreads 4.2/5 28,354 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length384 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Mutual pining
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Addictive read
- Dark/tortured soul
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- Forbidden love
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Adrenaline rush
- Immortal/ancient
- Power imbalance
- Obsessed
- Mysterious stranger
- Reluctant allies to lovers
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Forced proximity
- Big city / metropolis
- Humans only
- War front / rebellion
- Dystopian
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- Secret relationship
- Secret alliance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Sharp
- Heavy
- High
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- General badass
- BIPOC MC
- Intense
- Immersive
- Queer
- Suspenseful
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Brooding
- Rebel leader / revolutionary
- Dramatic
- Tense
- Angsty
- Star-crossed lovers
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 384 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book