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- Content warnings: Abandonment, Anxiety, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Trauma, Violence
A Story Spun in Scarlet
by Renee Dugan
Book 1 in Tales of Wonder and Woe
A love letter to stories with a tender slow-burn romance tucked inside a sprawling fantasy quest. Best for readers who want lyrical magic, found purpose, and kissing-only romantic payoff.
goodreads 4.14/5 519 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length670 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Mutual pining
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Growth-focused
- Cinnamon roll
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- Friends to lovers
- Expanded empathy
- Secretly soft
- Escape
- Protector
- Hurt/comfort
- Romantic fulfillment
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Only one bed
- Small town / village
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- Forced proximity
- Ship / at sea
- Adventure romance
- Hidden past revealed
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Adventurous
- Whimsical
- Moderate
- Artist/creative
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- Lyrical
- Outcast/loner
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Adventurer
- Emotional
- Conversational
- Hopeful
- Atmospheric
- Magical
- Forbidden knowledge
- Enchanted forest
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 670 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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