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- Content warnings: Homophobia/transphobia, PTSD, Suicidal ideation, Death, Violence, Captivity, Animal death, War, Alcoholism, Grief
The Spectred Isle
by K.J. Charles
Book 1 in Green Men
A post-WWI paranormal romance where a disgraced archaeologist and an arrogant arcanist must protect England from occult threats while navigating their own loneliness and shame. K.J. Charles at her atmospheric best.
goodreads 4.09/5 4,330 ratings
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Length252 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Emotional / loving
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- M/M
- Slow burn
- High
- Emotional / loving
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Scholar/intellectual
- Banter
- Slow / sensual
- Book hangover
- Dark/tortured soul
- Mutual pining
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Mysterious stranger
- Hurt/comfort
- Emotional intimacy focus
- Earned hope
- Reluctant hero
- Tension
- Class difference
- Anticipation
- Intellectual connection
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Forced proximity
- Big city / metropolis
- Historical
- Ghosts
- Magic bond
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- Manor house / estate
- Paranormal
- Spirits
- Forbidden love
- Hidden past revealed
- Secret power
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Atmospheric
- Witty
- Moderate
- Gay
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- Mysterious
- Romantic
- Sharp
- Brooding
- Immersive
- Gothic
- Dry
- Eerie
- Heartwarming
- Bittersweet
- Post-war melancholy
- English folklore
- Occult mystery
- Slow burn romance
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 252 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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