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- Content warnings: Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Gore, Self-harm, Torture, Violence, Parental abuse, Emotional abuse, Trauma, Betrayal, Injury detail, Manipulation
A Killing Frost
by Seanan McGuire
Book 14 in October Daye
A Killing Frost is a wedding-book detour only October Daye could pull off: politics, family trauma, and a father-shaped problem before the ceremony can even happen. The romance matters because the quest is literally tied to Toby and Tybalt's future.
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Length368 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice0/5 · Possessive/protective
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- None
- Possessive/protective
- Found family feels
- King / ruling monarch
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- Found family
- Closure
- Protective love interest
- Growth-focused
- Dark/tortured soul
- Hurt/comfort
- Earned hope
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Wedding setting
- Big city / metropolis
- Fae
- Guardian/protector
- Royal court / palace
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Changelings
- Road trip
- Low fantasy / secret magic
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Emotional
- Fast-paced
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Survivor
- Queer
- Suspenseful
- Damaged survivor
- Dark
- Character-driven
- Protector
- Hopeful
- Atmospheric
- Outcast/loner
- Protect at all costs
- General badass
- Fae courts and politics
- Bargain with consequences
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 368 pages
- Publisher
- DAW Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book