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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Death, Kidnapping
Obsidian
by K.F. Breene
Book 1 in Shadowbound Fae
K.F. Breene at her best - a sassy, combat-ready human heroine thrown into a dark fae court full of deadly games and political scheming. The enemies-to-lovers tension between Daisy and Tarian crackles in every interaction, even with minimal spice in book one.
goodreads 4.08/5 15,790 ratings
storykind_community 3.8/5 5 ratings
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Length450 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Tension / anticipation focus
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
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Addictive read
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- Fae prince
- Love/hate tension
- Slow seduction
- Feral brain activated
- Morally gray
- Banter
- Slow burn with late spice
- Tension finally satisfied
- Mysterious stranger
- He falls first
- Tension
- Adrenaline rush
- Anti-hero
- Forbidden love
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Eye contact intensity
- Playful banter
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- Urban fantasy
- Fae
- Competition / games
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Humans only
- Hidden identity
- Forest / wilderness
- Portal fantasy
- Forced proximity
- Games/trials romance
- Adventure romance
- Found family
- Competition romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Adventurous
- Witty
- Moderate
- General badass
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- Intense
- Banter-heavy
- Warrior/fighter
- Mysterious
- Conversational
- Spy/thief
- Thrilling
- Punchy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dark
- Humorous
- Playful
- Fast-paced
- Dangerous
- Stabby heroine meets cunning fae prince
- Dark fae political intrigue
- Hate-to-want-you tension
- Deadly games in a forbidden kingdom
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Book details
- Length
- 450 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book