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- Content warnings: Blood, Captivity, Death, Drowning, Dubious consent, Grief, Torture, Trauma, Violence, War, Sexual content
Call of the Fathoms
by Emma Hamm
Book 4 in Deep Waters
A gripping, angst-filled monster romance with explicit spice that delivers on emotional intensity and world-building depth.
goodreads 4.18/5 3,098 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length403 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Animalistic / primal
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Age gap romance
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Animalistic / primal
- The angst delivered
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- Monster
- Mutual pining
- Intense / passionate
- Obsessed
- Morally gray
- Forbidden love
- Dark / taboo style
- Addictive read
- Possessive alpha
- Primal / feral style
- Enemies to lovers
- Size difference focus
- Possessive/protective
- Marking hickeys
- Praise kink
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Primal play (hunting/chasing)
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Bondage/restraint
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Captive romance
- Underground / underworld
- Dystopian
- Monsters
- Forced proximity
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- Coastal / island / beach
- Mermaids/sirens
- Monster romance
- War front / rebellion
- Blood feud romance
- Secret relationship
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Immersive
- Heavy
- Warrior/fighter
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- Intense
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Mysterious
- Emotional
- Romantic
- Adventurous
- Eerie
- Star-crossed lovers
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 403 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book