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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Death of a parent, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Blood, Sexual content
Forest of Dreams and Whispers
by Katherine Macdonald
Book 1 in The Fae of the Forest
Come for the fae-court Sleeping Beauty flip: mortal guard saves cursed prince, then has to deal with the inconvenient feelings. The bodyguard dynamic gives the slow burn a real engine, and the later heat keeps it out of purely sweet territory.
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Length415 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · 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
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Brooding prince
- Love/hate tension
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
- Secretly soft
- Banter
- Sweet / tender
- The swoon
- Cursed
- Mutual pining
- Playful banter
- Feel-good
- Forbidden love
- Longing glances
- Escape
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Forest / wilderness
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Royal court / palace
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- High fantasy
- Fairytale retelling
- Bodyguard/protection detail
- Cursed love interest
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Whimsical
- Lush
- Moderate
- Warrior/fighter
- Romantic
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- Witty
- Protector
- Magical
- Banter-heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Playful
- Warm
- Yearning
- Adventurous
- Character-driven
- Sleeping Beauty retelling
- Fae courts and politics
- Enemies forced to ally
- Star-crossed lovers
- Enchanted forest
- Protect at all costs
- Slow start explosive finish
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Book details
- Length
- 415 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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