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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Sexual assault (referenced), Dubious consent, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Grief, Captivity, War
A Crown of Ash and Silver
by B.C. FaJohn
Book 1 in A Throne of Ice
An orphan human girl traded to the fae discovers her bloodline holds dangerous secrets while falling for her morally grey bodyguard. The slow-burn enemies-to-lovers tension with fated mates and touch-her-and-die vibes will have you tearing through the pages.
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Length398 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Intense / passionate
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
- Medium
- Intense / passionate
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Morally gray
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Grumpy protector
- Mutual pining
- Emotional / loving
- Addictive read
- Secretly soft
- He falls first
- Tension
- Warrior/fighter
- Hurt/comfort
- Anticipation
- Forbidden love
- Possessive/protective
- Touch her and die
- Longing glances
- Protective love interest
- Touch starvation
- Mine declarations
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Fated mates
- High fantasy
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- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
- Hidden identity
- Arranged marriage
- Secret heir/royalty
- Bodyguard/protection detail
- Found family
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Angsty
- Immersive
- Heavy
- Outcast/loner
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- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Intense
- Dramatic
- Reluctant chosen one
- Dark
- Romantic
- Epic
- Fae courts and politics
- Forbidden desire
- Hidden bloodlines
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Book details
- Length
- 398 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book