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Kill the Beast

by Serra Swift

A revenge quest with teeth, but the real hook is Lyssa and Alderic slowly choosing trust when both of them would rather keep bleeding alone. It has the bones of a fairy tale and the messier heart of a story about grief, friendship, and what happens after rage stops being useful.

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  • Content warnings: Violence, Gore, Blood, Murder, Death, Death of sibling, Death of loved one, Child death, Grief, Suicidal ideation, Suicide attempt, Self-harm, Child abuse, Parental abandonment, Parental death, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body horror, Injury detail
Length320 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice0/5
PacingMedium

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

  • Found family
  • None
  • Found family feels
  • Secretly soft
  • Cathartic release
  • Earned hope

Fantasy promise

  • Fantasy
  • Forest / wilderness
  • Steampunk / gaslamp
  • Fae
  • Road trip
  • Witches/wizards/warlocks
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  • Monsters

Reading experience

  • Third person
  • Medium
  • Adventurous
  • Witty
  • Heavy
  • Vengeful / revenge-driven
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  • Bisexual MC
  • Dark
  • Atmospheric
  • Hunter
  • Queer
  • Banter-heavy
  • General badass
  • Emotional
  • Hopeful
  • Revenge arc
  • Redemption
  • Beauty and the Beast retelling
  • Morally complex
  • Enchanted forest

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Book details
Length
320 pages
Publisher
Tor Books
Language
English
Format
Book