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- Content warnings: Kidnapping, Captivity, Violence, Death, Blood, Manipulation
A Forest of Stars
by Linsey Hall
Book 1 in Court of Starlight and Darkness
If your favorite fae-court setup is ordinary girl, lethal palace, absolutely no safe choices, this scratches that itch quickly. It is more tension than payoff in book one, but the series is already waiting if you want the burn to keep climbing.
goodreads 4.06/5 5,915 ratings
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Length322 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice2/5 · Sweet / tender
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
- Sweet / tender
- Addictive read
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- King / ruling monarch
- Love/hate tension
- Slow seduction
- Book hangover incoming
- Morally gray
- Power imbalance
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Longing glances
- Captor/captive
- Tension
- Possessive/protective
- Push and pull
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Captive romance
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- Competition / games
- Portal fantasy
- Competition romance
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Games/trials romance
- Kidnapped by the hero
- Forced proximity
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Romantic
- Fast-paced
- Moderate
- Low
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- Survivor
- Adventurous
- Conversational
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dark
- Cinematic
- Reluctant hero
- Magical
- Immersive
- Runaway / on the run
- Dangerous
- Tense
- Deadly trials
- Fae courts and politics
- Series binge material
- Addictive pacing
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 322 pages
- Publisher
- Bonnie Doon Press
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book