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- Content warnings: Violence, Murder, Death, Imprisonment, Blood
The Witching Vault
by Kathrin Hutson
Book 1 in Accessory to Magic
The cursed-bank setup is sharp and weird, and the Jessica-Leandras slow burn gives every locked-door scene a little extra bite.
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Length262 pages
Series statusCompleted series
Spice1/5
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Adrenaline rush
- Mysterious stranger
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- Escape
- Morally gray
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Thought-provoking
- Push and pull
- Power imbalance
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Fae romance
- Workplace / office
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Big city / metropolis
- Low fantasy / secret magic
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- Fae
- Secret society / club
- Portal fantasy
- Necromancers
- Forced proximity
- Giants / frost giants
- Interspecies romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Witty
- Moderate
- Medium
- Witch/mage
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- Mysterious
- Fast-paced
- Survivor
- Suspenseful
- Sharp
- Reluctant hero
- Magical
- Sarcastic
- Dark
- Chaotic
- Dangerous
- Bargain with consequences
- Enemies forced to ally
- Forbidden knowledge
- Plot twist heavy
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 262 pages
- Publisher
- Exquisite Darkness Press
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book