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- Content warnings: Violence, Drowning, Poverty
Blade of the Crown
by Cara N. Delaney
A princess with barely-there magic and a guard who threw away her career to save a life, stuck on an island that does not want them to leave. The class divide melts away one campfire at a time, and the slow realization that they cannot go back to how things were hits like a wave.
goodreads 3.97/5 212 ratings
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Length310 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- F/F
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Tension finally satisfied
- Warrior/fighter
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- Forbidden love
- Tension
- Romantic fulfillment
- Protector
- Class difference
- Anticipation
- Protective love interest
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Push and pull
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Forced proximity
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Survival romance
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- Adventure romance
- Secret heir/royalty
- Only one bed
- Bodyguard/protection detail
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Adventurous
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Royalty
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- Sapphic
- Immersive
- Reluctant chosen one
- Queer
- Romantic
- Engaging
- Witch/mage
- Bisexual MC
- Mysterious
- Introspective
- Tense
- Page turner
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 310 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book