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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Blood, Gore, Torture, Grief, PTSD, Suicidal ideation, Captivity, Slavery, Abandonment, Death, Murder, Kidnapping
A Conjuring of Light
by V.E. Schwab
Book 3 in Shades of Magic
goodreads 4.29/5 196,017 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 2 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length624 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Mixed
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- The angst delivered
- Brooding prince
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- Mutual pining
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Cathartic release
- Dark/tortured soul
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension
- Book hangover
- Secretly soft
- Found family
- Anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Reluctant hero
- Hurt/comfort
- Longing glances
- Beautiful grief
- Hidden royalty
- Protective love interest
- Touch starvation
- Earned hope
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy
- Big city / metropolis
- Portal fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Royal court / palace
- Multi-realm / dimension-hopping
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- Elementals
- Magic bond
- War front / rebellion
- Shadow beings / shadow fae
- Star-crossed lovers
- Adventure romance
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- High
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- Morally gray
- Queer
- Intense
- Immersive
- General badass
- Bisexual MC
- Epic
- Cinematic
- Spy/thief
- Bisexual love interest (LI)
- Dramatic
- Snarky/sarcastic
- BIPOC MC
- Emotional
- Adventurer
- Adventurous
- Sharp
- Tense
- Bittersweet
- Forbidden desire
- Page turner
- No one is safe
- Bonds forged in war
- Sacrifice for love
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Book details
- Length
- 624 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book