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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Graphic violence, Violence, Murder, Death, Kidnapping, Manipulation
King of the Unblessed
by Michelle M. Pillow
Book 1 in Realm Immortal
Merrick is the problem and the payoff. The fun is watching Juliana realize the terrifying king who tricked her may still be the safest person in the room.
goodreads 3.78/5 828 ratings
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Length472 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
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
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
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- King / ruling monarch
- Love/hate tension
- Dominant vibes
- Redemption arc
- Morally gray
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Possessive / claiming
- Vicarious thrill
- Dark/tortured soul
- Power imbalance
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Immortal/ancient
- Possessive love interest
- Slow seduction
- Possessive alpha
- Push and pull
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Possessive/protective
- Redemption romance
- Tension
- Fated mates
- Longing glances
- Eye contact intensity
- Dominance
- Possessive
- Magic-infused intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Fae realm / faerie courts
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- Elves
- Immortal/mortal romance
- Multi-realm / dimension-hopping
- Goblins
- Dark romance
- Trolls
- Contract/transactional romance
- Demons
- Adventure romance
- Villain gets the girl
- Forbidden love
- Beauty and the beast
- Kidnapped by the hero
- He falls first
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Epic
- Moderate
- Adventurer
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- Seductive
- Innocent / sheltered
- Adventurous
- Reluctant hero
- Magical
- Atmospheric
- Intense
- Cinematic
- Mythic
- Tense
- Steamy
- Fae courts and politics
- Bargain with consequences
- Battle of wills
- Redemption
- Court of shadows
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Book details
- Length
- 472 pages
- Publisher
- Tor Bramble
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book