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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Blood, War, Trauma, Sexual assault (referenced), Death, Death of loved one, Captivity, Sexual content
Den of Blades and Briars
by L.J. Andrews
Book 7 in The Broken Kingdoms
goodreads 4.4/5 13,726 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length430 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 9 books
Spice4/5 · Slow burn with late spice
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
- Slow burn with late spice
- Addictive read
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- Morally gray
- Love/hate tension
- Intense / passionate
- Tension finally satisfied
- Fae prince
- Banter
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- War general / commander
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Obsessed
- Possessive alpha
- Rivals to lovers
- Playful / fun
- Book hangover incoming
- Dirty talk heavy
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Wall pinning
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Playful banter
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Marking hickeys
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Castle / fortress
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Forced proximity
- War front / rebellion
- Mythological
- Fairytale retelling
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Intense
- Banter-heavy
- Moderate
- General badass
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- Atmospheric
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Dramatic
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Yearning
- Fast-paced
- Warrior/fighter
- Magical
- Dangerous
- Lush
- Swoony
- Forbidden desire
- Fae courts and politics
- War-torn kingdom
- Enemies forced to ally
- Blood oath
- Cursed bloodline
- Betrayal and forgiveness
- Page turner
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 430 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book