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- Content warnings: Death, Violence, Cult themes, Religious trauma, Abuse, Blood, Animal death
Curse on the Land
by Faith Hunter
Book 2 in Soulwood
Keep it for readers who like Jane Yellowrock-adjacent urban fantasy with Appalachian land magic, slow character growth, and eerie procedural stakes.
goodreads 4.34/5 6,534 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length352 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- None
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Growth-focused
- Found family feels
- Perspective shift
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forest / wilderness
- Urban fantasy
- Shifters
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
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- Vampires
- Bunker / base / compound
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Other
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Healer
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- Eerie
- Suspenseful
- Protector
- Serious
- Character-driven
- Survivor
- Immersive
- Outcast/loner
- Introspective
- Protect at all costs
- Forbidden knowledge
- The long game
- Slow start explosive finish
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 352 pages
- Publisher
- Ace
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book