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- Content warnings: Addiction, Substance abuse, Child abuse (referenced), Sexual assault (referenced), Self-harm, Drug use, Death, Grief, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Trauma, Stalking, Manipulation
Rebel Angels
by Libba Bray
Book 2 in Gemma Doyle
The interplay between suffocating Victorian society and the intoxicating freedom of the Realms makes every chapter feel like a rebellion - and the slow-burning tension between Gemma and Kartik across class and cultural lines is genuinely aching.
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storykind_community 4.5/5 2 ratings
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Length548 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Addictive read
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- Mysterious stranger
- Class difference
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Cultural difference
- The angst delivered
- Warrior/fighter
- Push and pull
- Escape
- Mutual pining
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Academy / campus
- Historical
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Hidden identity
- Manor house / estate
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- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Spirits
- Secret relationship
- Big city / metropolis
- Portal fantasy
- Shadow beings / shadow fae
- Love triangle
- Forest / wilderness
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Reluctant chosen one
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- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Gothic
- Lyrical
- Bookworm/scholar
- Interracial romance
- Immersive
- Outcast/loner
- Mysterious
- Dramatic
- Adventurous
- Lush
- Intense
- Brooding
- Haunting
- Feminist awakening
- Victorian rebellion
- Magic as metaphor for female power
- Gaslit society
- Dark enchantment
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Book details
- Length
- 548 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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