Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Rape, Sexual assault, Abuse, Graphic violence, Trauma, Religious trauma, Child abuse (referenced), Dubious consent, Somnophilia, Violence, Gore, Stalking, Death, Sexual content
Corrupt Shadows
by C.M. Hutton, Rebecca L. Garcia
Book 1 in Corrupt Shadows Duet
A demon trapped in the shadow realm who has been watching a witch through mirrors for a century finally gets to touch her - and the obsession is as terrifying as it is intoxicating.
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Length401 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Dark / taboo style
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
- High
- Dark / taboo style
- Feral brain activated
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- Demon lord
- Obsessive love interest
- Rough / primal
- Tension finally satisfied
- Villain
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- The angst delivered
- Possessive alpha
- Predator x prey
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Adrenaline rush
- Stalker
- Captor/captive
- Dominant / submissive
- Dark/tortured soul
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Cursed
- Push and pull
- Animalistic / primal
- Only soft for them
- Possessive/protective
- Feral devotion
- Touch starvation
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
- Wall pinning
- Rough but consensual
- Eye contact intensity
- Primal play (hunting/chasing)
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Dominance
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Somnophilia (sleep play)
- Non-consensual fantasy themes (CNC)
- Dubious consent elements
- Telepathic intimacy (mind sex)
- Fear play
- Corruption kink
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Stalker romance
- Small town / village
- Paranormal
- Demons
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
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- Shadow beings / shadow fae
- Villain gets the girl
- Demon romance
- Forced proximity
- Cursed love interest
- Forbidden love
- Touch her and die
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Heavy
- Witch/mage
- Intense
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- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Gothic
- Runaway / on the run
- Dangerous
- Seductive
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Brooding
- Outcast/loner
- Mysterious
- Dramatic
- Tense
- Court of shadows
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 401 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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