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- Content warnings: Alcohol use, Drug use, Attempted sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexism, Parental death, Chronic illness, Vomiting / emesis, Abandonment, Sexual content
A Rivalry of Hearts
by Tessonja Odette
Book 1 in Fae Flings and Corset Strings
Dueling book tours, a wager about lovers, and a fae rival who falls first - a regency-coded fantasy rom-com with actual stakes.
goodreads 3.91/5 12,179 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length418 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Rivals to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Pure joy
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- Scholar/intellectual
- Enemies to lovers
- Tension / anticipation
- The swoon
- Rival / competitor
- Academic rivals
- Playful / funny
- Tension finally satisfied
- Secretly soft
- Love/hate tension
- Competitive / banter during
- Romantic fulfillment
- Fae prince
- Banter
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Addictive read
- He falls first
- Tension
- Competitors to lovers
- Anticipation
- Push and pull
- Playful banter
- Longing glances
- Eye contact intensity
- Wall pinning
- Public play
- Exhibitionism
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Coastal / island / beach
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Luxury hotel
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- Humans only
- Forced proximity
- Competition romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Whimsical
- Witty
- Light
- Low
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- Artist/creative
- Swoony
- Banter-heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Playful
- Humorous
- Ambitious schemer
- Romantic
- Engaging
- Career woman
- Lush
- Fae courts and politics
- Battle of wills
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 418 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book