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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Gore, Torture, PTSD, Domestic violence, Attempted sexual assault, Suicide, Dementia, Trauma, Grief, Murder, Death of loved one
Iron & Embers
by Helen Scheuerer
Book 1 in The Ashes of Thezmarr
goodreads 4.16/5 24,964 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 2 ratings
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Length536 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice3/5 · 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
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- War general / commander
- Love/hate tension
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Grumpy protector
- Forbidden love
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Book hangover
- Protector
- Protective love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Book hangover incoming
- Warrior/fighter
- Push and pull
- Slow seduction
- Earned hope
- Dark/tortured soul
- Mutual pining
- Slow burn with late spice
- Romantic fulfillment
- Fated mates
- Tension
- The swoon
- Touch her and die
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Wall pinning
- Forehead touching
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Academy / campus
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
- War front / rebellion
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- Academy / school
- Bodyguard/protection detail
- Competition / games
- Castle / fortress
- Magic bond
- Second chance
- Games/trials romance
- Right person wrong time
- Dark academia romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Lush
- Heavy
- High
- Assassin
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- MC 30-40
- Angsty
- Atmospheric
- Poisoner
- Older MC (40+)
- Intense
- Apothecary
- Character-driven
- Damaged survivor
- Brooding
- Fast-paced
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Epic
- Emotional
- Morally gray
- Yearning
- Cinematic
- Tense
- Dangerous
- Gritty
- Deadly trials
- Tournament arc
- Forbidden desire
- War-torn kingdom
- Enemies forced to ally
- Gut punch ending
- Cliffhanger warning
- Emotional devastation
- Page turner
- Slow start explosive finish
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Book details
- Length
- 536 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book