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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Death, Blood, War, Drug use, Alcohol use, Betrayal, Trauma
A Curse of Blood & Stone
by K.A. Tucker
Book 2 in Fate & Flame
goodreads 4.07/5 22,657 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
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Length462 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Fated mates
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Established relationship
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Brooding prince
- Forbidden love
- Emotional / loving
- Earned hope
- Morally gray
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Perspective shift
- Fae prince
- Betrayal to trust
- Slow / sensual
- Addictive read
- War general / commander
- Protective love interest
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Possessive
- Claiming
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Mountain / highlands
- Fae realm / faerie courts
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- Vampires
- Fae romance
- War front / rebellion
- Vampire romance
- Slow burn
- Magic bond
- Prophecy-driven love
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- High
- Reluctant chosen one
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- Epic
- Dramatic
- Intense
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Yearning
- Lush
- Blood mage / forbidden magic user
- Angsty
- Character-driven
- Dangerous
- Star-crossed lovers
- War-torn kingdom
- Fae courts and politics
- Forbidden desire
- Bargain with consequences
- The long game
- Chosen one burden
- Cliffhanger warning
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 462 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book