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- Content warnings: Abuse, Captivity, Domestic violence, Dubious consent, Imprisonment, Kidnapping, Trauma, Violence
Dawn of the White Witch
by C.R. Lee
Book 1 in Kingdoms of Light and Shadow
goodreads 3.93/5 637 ratings
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Length452 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Mutual pining
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Intense / passionate
- The angst delivered
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- Morally gray
- Enemies to lovers
- Emotional / loving
- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
- Animalistic / primal
- Obsessed
- Possessive alpha
- Touch her and die
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Bondage/restraint
- Power exchange
- Degradation (light)
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Captive romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Dark romance
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- Forest / wilderness
- Fae
- Forced proximity
- Underground / underworld
- Demons
- Hidden identity
- Prison / captivity
- Shadow beings / shadow fae
- Only one bed
- Mountain / highlands
- Monsters
- Monster romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Mysterious
- Witty
- Heavy
- Witch/mage
- Brooding
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- Atmospheric
- Tense
- Immersive
- Dark
- Sharp
- Suspenseful
- Secretive
- Romantic
- Steamy
- Intense
- Forbidden desire
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 452 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book