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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Bullying, Abandonment, Trauma
A Court of Honey and Ash
by Shannon Mayer & Kelly St. Clare
Book 1 in Honey and Ice
Half-fae orphan with a world-shattering secret, hunted by the man she once loved - for ACOTAR fans who want a scrappy underdog and pining without on-page spice.
goodreads 4/5 25,149 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 2 ratings
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Length420 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Tension / anticipation
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
- Tension / anticipation
- Addictive read
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Forbidden love
- Longing glances
- The angst delivered
- Grumpy protector
- Love/hate tension
- Slow seduction
- Book hangover incoming
- Brooding prince
- Push and pull
- Tension
- Escape
- Fae prince
- One-sided pining
- Anticipation
- Protective love interest
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Forest / wilderness
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Forced proximity
- The one that got away
- Secret heir/royalty
- Hidden identity
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Intense
- Fast-paced
- Moderate
- High
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- Warrior/fighter
- MC 20-30
- Dark
- Edgy
- Outcast/loner
- Gritty
- Atmospheric
- Illegitimate heir / bastard princess
- Dangerous
- Sharp
- Deceptively deadly
- Angsty
- Character-driven
- Epic
- Brooding
- Fae courts and politics
- Cliffhanger warning
- Page turner
- War-torn kingdom
- Court of shadows
- Enemies forced to ally
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Book details
- Length
- 420 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book