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- Content warnings: PTSD, Trauma from past sexual assault (referenced from book 1), Grief, Assassination attempts, Violence, Internalized homophobia/transphobia, Suicidal ideation (referenced), Sexual content
All the Hidden Paths
by Foz Meadows
Book 2 in The Tithenai Chronicles
A queer political fantasy where two newlywed men navigate court intrigue, assassination attempts, and the harder work of actually learning to trust each other after trauma.
goodreads 4.19/5 3,787 ratings
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Length528 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice5/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Mutual pining
- M/M
- Established relationship
- High
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The angst delivered
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Hurt/comfort
- Passionate / intense
- Cathartic release
- Secretly soft
- Slow burn
- Slow seduction
- Romantic fulfillment
- Scholar/intellectual
- Betrayal to trust
- Healing / comfort intimacy
- Book hangover
- Protective love interest
- Power dynamic
- Push and pull
- Tension
- Class difference
- Touch starvation
- Anticipation
- Eye contact intensity
- Body worship
- Power exchange
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Bonding/claiming/marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Arranged marriage
- Big city / metropolis
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Royal court / palace
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- Forbidden love
- Hidden past revealed
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Emotional
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Gay
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- Romantic
- Immersive
- Bisexual MC
- Angsty
- Atmospheric
- Intense
- Introspective
- Hopeful
- Page turner
- Slow start explosive finish
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Book details
- Length
- 528 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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