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- Content warnings: Animal abuse, Abuse, Blood, Bullying, Captivity, Death, Dubious consent, Emotional abuse, Graphic violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Racism/bigotry, Sexism, Torture, Trauma, Violence
On Wings of Blood
by Briar Boleyn
Book 1 in Bloodwing Academy
goodreads 3.92/5 95,038 ratings
storykind_community 3.83/5 23 ratings
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Length523 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Slow burn with late spice
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
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Feral brain activated
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- Brooding prince
- Forbidden love
- Possessive / claiming style
- Addictive read
- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- Animalistic / primal
- The angst delivered
- Dark/tortured soul
- Dark / taboo style
- Morally gray
- He falls first
- Rough / primal
- Power imbalance
- Possessive/protective
- Love/hate tension
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Tension
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Possessive
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Bully romance
- Academy / campus
- High fantasy
- Vampires
- Dark romance
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- Academy / school
- Dragons
- Forced proximity
- Fae
- Arranged marriage
- Forced to marry
- Dark academia romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Edgy
- Heavy
- Reluctant chosen one
- Intense
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- Immersive
- Dragon rider
- Seductive
- Punchy
- Warrior/fighter
- Brooding
- Feral/unhinged
- Mysterious
- Cinematic
- Angsty
- Tense
- Atmospheric
- Battle of wills
- Enemies forced to ally
- Deadly trials
- Political intrigue
- Morally complex
- No one is safe
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 523 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book