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- Content warnings: Captivity, Violence, War
The Sundered Stars
by Mara Amberly
Book 1 in The Starborne Saga
You'll get a satisfying blend of crew camaraderie, slow-burn romance payoff, and plot twists that keep you invested in the series.
Goodreads 4.4/5 237 ratings
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Length573 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Found family
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Grumpy protector
- Grumpy sunshine
- Tension / anticipation
- Found family feels
- Warrior/fighter
- Mutual pining
- Morally gray
Fantasy promise
- Sci-fi romance
- Adventure romance
- Ship / at sea
- Space/sci-fi
- Aliens
- Competition romance
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- Forced proximity
- Immortal/mortal romance
- Military romance
- Rivals competing
- Time travel romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Slow
- Adventurous
- Cinematic
- Moderate
- Sunshine/optimist
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- Romantic
- Immersive
- Adventurer
- Tense
- Punchy
- Hopeful
- Suspenseful
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 573 pages
- Publisher
- Mara Amberly
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book