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- Content warnings: Betrayal, Blood, Death, Grief, Torture, Trauma, Violence, War, Captivity, Sexual content
Reckoning
by Gillian Eliza West
Book 2 in The Infernis Duology
goodreads 3.84/5 1,019 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length328 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Emotional / loving
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Fated mates
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Established relationship
- High
- Emotional / loving
- The angst delivered
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Forbidden love
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Romantic fulfillment
- King / ruling monarch
- Only one who understands them
- Possessive/protective
- Cathartic release
- Morally gray
- Feral devotion
- Longing glances
- Earned hope
- Cursed
- Hurt/comfort
- Tension
- Found family feels
- Found family
- Anticipation
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Soulmate/destined bond
- War front / rebellion
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- Mythological
- Magic bond
- Underground / underworld
- Underworld / death realm
- Sacrifice/martyrdom
- Adventure romance
- Immortal/mortal romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Epic
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Royalty
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- Emotional
- Atmospheric
- Queen / ruling monarch
- Dark
- Warrior/fighter
- Romantic
- Immersive
- Protector
- Intense
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Dramatic
- Brooding
- Mythic
- Cathartic
- Love transcends death
- Morally complex
- Quest for vengeance
- Unapologetically powerful heroine
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Book details
- Length
- 328 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book