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- Content warnings: Sexual harassment, Torture, Fire, Kidnapping, Death of loved one, Gore, Blood
A Hunt of Shadows
by Elise Kova
Book 2 in A Trial of Sorcerers
Elise Kova is a master of slow-burn romance wrapped in political intrigue - Eira navigates shadowy courts and forbidden magic while her connection with Cullen simmers with raw, tender honesty.
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Length382 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice3/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Brooding prince
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- Forbidden love
- Slow seduction
- The swoon
- Secretly soft
- Mutual pining
- Tension / anticipation
- Adrenaline rush
- Scholar/intellectual
- One-sided pining
- Passionate / intense
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Mysterious stranger
- Intellectual connection
- Tension
- He falls first
- Longing glances
- Anticipation
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Big city / metropolis
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Secret relationship
- Underground / underworld
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- Elementals
- Games/trials romance
- Competition romance
- Secret power
- Hidden past revealed
- Secret alliance
Reading experience
- First person
- Adventurous
- Engaging
- Moderate
- Reluctant chosen one
- Mysterious
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- Immersive
- Witch/mage
- Intense
- Dramatic
- Bookworm/scholar
- Magical
- Atmospheric
- Outcast/loner
- Thrilling
- Earnest
- Deadly trials
- Tournament arc
- Page turner
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 382 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book