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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Captivity, Trauma, Blood
Heart of the Fae
by Emma Hamm
Book 1 in The Otherworld
A Beauty and the Beast retelling that lets the longing breathe before the kiss lands.
goodreads 3.83/5 10,270 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 3 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length350 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · 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
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- The angst delivered
- Cursed
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- Love/hate tension
- Tender / sweet explicit
- Tension finally satisfied
- Fae prince
- Mutual pining
- Longing glances
- Book hangover incoming
- Brooding prince
- Captor/captive
- Tension / anticipation
- King / ruling monarch
- Only one who understands them
- Touch starvation
- Forehead touching
- Neck kisses / neck touching
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Beauty and the beast
- Castle / fortress
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Fae romance
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- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fairytale retelling
- Forbidden love
- Cursed love interest
- Stuck together
Reading experience
- Third person
- Dreamy
- Lyrical
- Moderate
- Healer
- Romantic
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- Atmospheric
- Soft/gentle
- Lush
- Caretaker
- Yearning
- Magical
- Earnest
- Haunting
- Fae courts and politics
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Bargain with consequences
- Cursed bloodline
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 350 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book