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- Content warnings: Violence, Murder, Death, Kidnapping, Betrayal, Trauma, Blood
Assassin's Mercy
by Lauren L. Garcia
Book 1 in Chaos Moon
Morally gray bi assassin discovers she has a heart and now has to choose between the order that raised her and the village that loves her. Slow burn with stakes that actually feel like stakes.
goodreads 4.13/5 8 ratings
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Length286 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Slow burn with late spice
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)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Secretly soft
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
- Mysterious stranger
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension / anticipation
- Found family feels
- Morally gray
- Mutual pining
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Book hangover incoming
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Playful banter
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Small town / village
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Inn
- Low fantasy / secret magic
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- Humans only
- Found family
- Forest / wilderness
- Forced proximity
- Hidden identity
Reading experience
- Third person
- Intense
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Assassin
- Bisexual MC
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- Yearning
- Atmospheric
- BIPOC MC
- Character-driven
- Warrior/fighter
- Queer
- Tense
- Emotional
- Damaged survivor
- Bonds forged in war
- The long game
- Slow descent into darkness
- Bargain with consequences
- Morally complex
- Cliffhanger warning
- Protect at all costs
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Book details
- Length
- 286 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book