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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Blood, Gore, Death, Murder, Torture, Injury detail, Trauma, War, Grief, Betrayal, Manipulation
Dark Queen
by Faith Hunter
Book 12 in Jane Yellowrock
Read it when you want urban fantasy with teeth, consequences, and a heroine who has survived too much to blink first. The romance is not the main engine, but it gives the danger somewhere tender to land.
goodreads 4.54/5 7,398 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length432 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 16 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation
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- Warrior/fighter
- Found family
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Guardian/protector
- Big city / metropolis
- Vampires
- Touch her and die
- Royal court / palace
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- Paranormal
- Shifters
- Survival romance
- War front / rebellion
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Other
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Fast-paced
- Hunter
- Indigenous MC
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- Intense
- Shapeshifter
- Suspenseful
- Dangerous
- Character-driven
- Protector
- Emotional
- Survivor
- Political intrigue
- General badass
- No one is safe
- Bonds forged in war
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Book details
- Length
- 432 pages
- Publisher
- Ace
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book