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- Content warnings: Captivity, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Trauma, Ableism, Grief, Forced marriage
King of Ravens
by Clare Sager
Book 1 in Upon a Broken Throne
A deliciously angsty slow burn between a captive heroine and a morally gray fae king that leaves you obsessed and desperate for the next book. Welsh mythology-inspired worldbuilding makes this Hades and Persephone retelling feel fresh.
goodreads 4.01/5 2,228 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length480 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Animalistic / primal
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Mutual pining
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Animalistic / primal
- The angst delivered
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- King / ruling monarch
- Intense / passionate
- Obsessed
- Dark/tortured soul
- Fated mates
- Slow burn with late spice
- Addictive read
- Morally gray
- Captor/captive
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Book hangover incoming
- Fae prince
- Grumpy sunshine
- Longing glances
- Touch her and die
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Touch starvation
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Primal play (hunting/chasing)
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Beauty and the beast
- Cottage / cabin / homestead
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Captive romance
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- Underground / underworld
- Underworld / death realm
- Gods/deities
- Fairytale retelling
- Royal court / palace
- Mythological
- Shadow beings / shadow fae
- Forced proximity
- Forced to marry
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Lush
- Heavy
- Survivor
- Chronic illness
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- Seductive
- Atmospheric
- Protector
- Disabled MC
- Tense
- Brooding
- Sacrifice / chosen to die
- Older MC (40+)
- Romantic
- Immersive
- Eerie
- Angsty
- Fae courts and politics
- Forbidden desire
- Welsh mythology
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Book details
- Length
- 480 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book