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BookCompleted2023

To Flame a Wild Flower

by Sarah A. Parker

Book 3 in Crystal Bloom

Crystal Bloom finally tips fully feral. Orlaith stops being protected and starts being terrifying.

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  • Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Gore, Blood, Trauma, Childhood trauma, Death, Death of loved one, Kidnapping, Captivity, Manipulation, Dubious consent, Abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks, Self-harm, Grief, Sexual content
Length591 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Frequent explicit scenes
PacingMedium

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What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

  • Fated mates
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • High
  • Frequent explicit scenes
  • Book hangover incoming
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  • Morally gray
  • Obsessive love interest
  • Primal / feral style
  • Feral brain activated
  • Possessive alpha
  • Possessive love interest
  • Possessive / claiming style
  • The angst delivered
  • Anti-hero
  • Morally gray love interest (LI)
  • Dark / taboo style
  • Obsessed
  • Fae prince
  • Love/hate tension
  • Rough / aggressive style
  • Tension finally satisfied
  • King / ruling monarch
  • Predator x prey
  • Intense / passionate
  • Monster
  • Feral devotion
  • Jealous/possessive during intimacy
  • Marking hickeys
  • Possessive/protective
  • Rough but consensual
  • Wall pinning
  • Bonding/claiming/marking
  • Possessive
  • Claiming
  • Marking
  • Alphahole dynamics
  • Primal play (hunting/chasing)
  • Rough/aggressive intimacy
  • Blood play
  • Dubious consent elements

Fantasy promise

  • Dark romance
  • Castle / fortress
  • High fantasy
  • Fae
  • Forest / wilderness
  • Grimdark / dark fantasy
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  • Monsters
  • Fae romance
  • Ship / at sea
  • Fae realm / faerie courts
  • Monster romance
  • Captive romance
  • Forbidden love
  • Second chance

Reading experience

  • First person
  • Medium
  • Dark
  • Lush
  • Devastating
  • Damaged survivor
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  • Intense
  • Vengeful / revenge-driven
  • Feral
  • Atmospheric
  • Gritty
  • Dramatic
  • Feral/unhinged
  • Seductive
  • Lyrical
  • Fallen noble / disgraced heir
  • Angsty
  • Raw
  • Epic
  • Forbidden desire
  • Cursed bloodline
  • Slow descent into darkness
  • Bargain with consequences
  • Emotional devastation
  • Morally complex

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Book details
Length
591 pages
Language
English
Format
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