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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Gore, Blood, Death, Parental death, Abuse, Grief, Trauma, Captivity, Amputation, Body horror
House of the Beast
by Michelle Wong
A dark, gorgeously illustrated debut where a girl makes a deal with a god wearing her severed arm. The twisted codependent relationship between Alma and Aster simmers with tension, and the revenge plot delivers with buckets of blood and genuine emotional payoff.
goodreads 3.89/5 4,097 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length464 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Captor/captive
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- The angst delivered
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- God/deity
- Only one who understands them
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
- Forbidden love
- Tension
- Cathartic release
- Morally gray
- Feral devotion
- Anticipation
- Book hangover
- Monster
- Possessive/protective
- Longing glances
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Beauty and the beast
- Manor house / estate
- High fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Dark romance
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- Temple / church / monastery
- Mythological
- Monsters
- Forest / wilderness
- Demons
- Forced proximity
- Shadow beings / shadow fae
- Cursed love interest
- Contract/transactional romance
- Revenge romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Heavy
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Disabled MC
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- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- BIPOC MC
- Intense
- Immersive
- Survivor
- Angsty
- Lush
- Brooding
- Gothic
- Dramatic
- Eerie
- Revenge arc
- Morally complex
- Twisted codependency
- Dark coming-of-age
- Eldritch horror meets romance
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Book details
- Length
- 464 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book