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- Content warnings: Blood, Death, Death of loved one, Graphic violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence
Half City
by Kate Golden
Book 1 in Harker Academy
goodreads 4.2/5 1,938 ratings
storykind_community 4.33/5 3 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
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
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
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- Demon lord
- Forbidden love
- Slow seduction
- Tension finally satisfied
- Professor/mentor
- Tension / anticipation focus
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Mutual pining
- Tension
- Found family feels
- Dark/tortured soul
- He falls first
- Anticipation
- Secretly soft
- Only soft for them
- Longing glances
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Academy / campus
- Urban fantasy
- Demons
- Dark academia romance
- Big city / metropolis
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- Academy / school
- Teacher/student (adult)
- Professor x student
- Secret relationship
- Demon romance
- Found family
- Monster romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Witty
- Heavy
- Hunter
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- Mysterious
- Banter-heavy
- General badass
- Intense
- Immersive
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Suspenseful
- Fast-paced
- Adventurous
- Demon hunter meets demon
- Forbidden desire
- Dark academia
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Book details
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book