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- Content warnings: Cannibalism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Parental abuse, Torture, Sexual content, Underage sexual content
Under the Wild Waves
by C.M. Stunich
Book 1 in The Huntswomen Trilogy
Mermaid stories get sharper here: flesh-eating sirens, a princess raised to obey, and one human boy who turns duty into a choice. Come for the monstrous sea lore; stay for Natalie trying to break the rules she was born inside.
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Length326 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Book hangover incoming
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- Mysterious stranger
- Star-crossed
- Slow seduction
- The swoon
- Tension / anticipation
- Escape
- Push and pull
- Longing glances
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Mermaid romance
- Coastal / island / beach
- Paranormal
- Mermaids/sirens
- Mythological
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- Monster romance
- Interspecies romance
- Star-crossed lovers
- First love
- Survival romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Royalty
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- Teen MC (under 20)
- Siren
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Reluctant hero
- Eerie
- Dreamy
- Rebel leader / revolutionary
- Yearning
- Character-driven
- Tense
- Mythic
- Forbidden desire
- Survival against impossible odds
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 326 pages
- Publisher
- Sarian Royal
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book