Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Blood, Death, Death of loved one, Child death, Parental death, Violence, Graphic violence, Murder, Classism, Gore, Grief, Captivity, Drug use, Animal death, War, PTSD, Abuse, Sexual content, Injury detail
Mayhem and the Mortal
by Shanora Williams
Book 1 in Mayhem and the Mortal
Come for the death-quest and grumpy/sunshine tension; stay for the found-family crew and the tiny dragon who knows exactly what she's doing.
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Length512 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
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
- Addictive read
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Grumpy sunshine
- Playful / funny
- Found family feels
- Morally gray
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Adrenaline rush
- Assassin/spy
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Slow burn with late spice
- Book hangover incoming
- Anti-hero
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Touch her and die
- Possessive/protective
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension
- Found family
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Magic-infused intimacy
- Possessive
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Ship / at sea
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
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- Dragons
- Only one bed
- Inn
- Monsters
- Forced proximity
- Minotaurs
- Bodyguard/protection detail
- Gods/deities
- Adventure romance
- Survival romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Sunshine/optimist
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- Black MC
- Adventurous
- Fast-paced
- Baker / innkeeper
- BIPOC MC
- Humorous
- Reluctant hero
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Whimsical
- Caretaker
- Latinx love interest (LI)
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Innocent / sheltered
- Interracial romance
- Dangerous
- Character-driven
- Tense
- Chaotic
- Deadly trials
- Enemies forced to ally
- Protect at all costs
- Enchanted forest
- Page turner
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 512 pages
- Publisher
- Entangled: Red Tower Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book