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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Captivity, Sexual assault (referenced), Child abuse (referenced), Attempted sexual assault, Blood, Attempted murder, Murder, Sexual content
Hunt on Dark Waters
by Katee Robert
Book 1 in Crimson Sails
Sapphic pirate witch portal fantasy from Katee Robert in a queernorm world that does not apologize for any of it.
goodreads 3.25/5 15,273 ratings
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Length336 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- F/F
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
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- Captor/captive
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Vicarious thrill
- Love/hate tension
- Dominant vibes
- Found family feels
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Playful / fun
- The swoon
- Found family
- Wall pinning
- Marking hickeys
- Playful banter
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Impact play (spanking/hitting)
- Magic-infused intimacy
- Praise kink
- Power exchange
- BDSM elements
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Forced proximity
- Ship / at sea
- Portal fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Fae romance
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- Coastal / island / beach
- Multi-realm / dimension-hopping
- Vampires
- High fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Opposites attract
- Adventure romance
- Survival romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Adventurous
- Punchy
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
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- Sapphic
- Steamy
- Witty
- Spy/thief
- Queer
- Playful
- Banter-heavy
- Feral/unhinged
- Bisexual MC
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Nonbinary main character or love interest (MC/LI)
- Chaotic
- Cinematic
- Morally gray
- BIPOC MC
- Sensual
- Pirate/captain
- Pirate seas
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 336 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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