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- Content warnings: Body horror, Violence, Death of a parent, Grief, Animal abuse, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Toxic relationships, Sexual content, Injury detail
Break Wide the Sea
by Sara Holland
Book 1 in Break Wide the Sea
The finfolk are frightening and the magical-whale economy is ugly, while Annie has to decide how much of her family legacy deserves saving. Silas gives the slow burn teeth, and the final turn hurts.
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length336 pages
Series statusOngoing series
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
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Book hangover incoming
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- Morally gray
- Tension / anticipation focus
- The angst delivered
- Protector
- Forbidden love
- Slow burn with late spice
- Beautiful grief
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Push and pull
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Love triangle
- Coastal / island / beach
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- Historical
- Mermaids/sirens
- Gothic
- Monsters
- Forced alliance
- Mythological
- Adventure romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Curse-breaker
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- Mysterious
- Lush
- Survivor
- Adventurous
- Atmospheric
- Career woman
- Immersive
- Intense
- Dramatic
- Tense
- Heartbreaking
- Emotional
- Forbidden desire
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 336 pages
- Publisher
- Wednesday Books
- Language
- English
- Format
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