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- Content warnings: Torture, Graphic violence, Captivity, Imprisonment, Trauma, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Gore, Injury detail, Sexual assault (referenced), Sexual content
A Kingdom of Ruin
by K.F. Breene
Book 3 in Deliciously Dark Fairytales
Dragon mate trapped in a demon dungeon, separated from her golden monster, refusing to break - if that one sentence quickens your pulse, you already know.
goodreads 4.27/5 32,203 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 3 ratings
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Length594 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 6 books
Spice4/5 · Possessive / claiming
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
- High
- Possessive / claiming
- The angst delivered
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Possessive love interest
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Book hangover incoming
- Morally gray
- Hurt/comfort
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Possessive alpha
- Only one who understands them
- Desperate / urgent
- Cathartic release
- Dragon shifter
- Possessive/protective
- Cursed
- Marking hickeys
- Mine declarations
- Tension
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
- Dominance
- Monster romance elements
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Prison / captivity
- High fantasy
- Dragons
- Dragon romance
- Royal court / palace
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Demons
- Demon romance
- Underground / underworld
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Fae
- Captive romance
- Underworld / death realm
- Shifters
- Fairytale retelling
- Dark romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Heavy
- General badass
- Intense
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- Warrior/fighter
- Gritty
- Cinematic
- Reluctant chosen one
- Angsty
- Atmospheric
- Brooding
- Character-driven
- Damaged survivor
- Emotional
- Epic
- Feral
- Sacrifice for love
- Forbidden desire
- Cursed bloodline
- Crumbling empire
- Bargain with consequences
- Emotional devastation
- Cliffhanger warning
- Protect at all costs
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Book details
- Length
- 594 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book