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- Content warnings: Violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death of loved one, Grief, Alcohol use, Blood, Suicide, Gaslighting
House of Bane and Blood
by Alexis L. Menard
Book 1 in Vows of Vengeance
If you liked Six of Crows but wanted the marriage of convenience version with more brooding men in tailored suits, this is that. The aesthetic does a lot of heavy lifting and the slow burn pays off.
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Length432 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
- Rivals to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Morally gray
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension / anticipation
- Addictive read
- War general / commander
- Protective love interest
- Passionate / intense
- Book hangover incoming
- Possessive/protective
- The swoon
- Possessive alpha
- Love/hate tension
- Tension
- Banter
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Wall pinning
- Possessive
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Arranged marriage
- Big city / metropolis
- Gothic
- Humans only
- Marriage of convenience
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- Manor house / estate
- Steampunk / gaslamp
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Found family
- Touch her and die
- Secret power
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Banter-heavy
- Moderate
- General badass
- MC 20-30
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- Atmospheric
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Intense
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Angsty
- Dramatic
- Reluctant hero
- Tense
- Political intrigue
- War of succession
- Crumbling empire
- Battle of wills
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 432 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book