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- Content warnings: Toxic relationships, Sexual assault, Dubious consent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse (referenced), Alcoholism, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Suicidal ideation, Infertility, Stalking, Sexual content
Savage Blooms
by S.T. Gibson
Book 1 in Unearthly Delights
Four people trapped in a Scottish manor, tangled in mind games, ancient magic, and the kind of desire that ruins you. S.T. Gibson writes toxic polyamorous dynamics with literary precision - dark, lush, and absolutely unhinged.
goodreads 3.46/5 2,140 ratings
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Length453 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Love/hate tension
- Polyamorous / Multi-partner
- Slow burn
- High
- Intense / passionate
- The angst delivered
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- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Rough / primal
- Feral brain activated
- Dark/tortured soul
- Obsessive love interest
- Dominant vibes
- Addictive read
- Fae prince
- Captor/captive
- Taboo / forbidden
- Book hangover incoming
- Power imbalance
- Power dynamic
- Forbidden love
- Possessive / claiming style
- Polyamorous
- Exhibitionist vibes
- Primal / feral style
- Teasing control
- Eye contact intensity
- Anticipation
- Rough but consensual
- Tension
- BDSM elements
- Primal play (hunting/chasing)
- Power exchange
- Dominance
- Exhibitionism
- Voyeurism
- Impact play (spanking/hitting)
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Non-consensual fantasy themes (CNC)
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Forced proximity
- Manor house / estate
- Gothic
- Fae
- Forest / wilderness
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Games/trials romance
- Snowed in / stranded
- Fated mates
- Captive romance
- Cursed love interest
Reading experience
- Third person
- Slow
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Bisexual MC
- Dark
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- Atmospheric
- Feral/unhinged
- Brooding
- Queer
- Seductive
- Lush
- Intense
- Sensual
- Dangerous
- Feral
- Morally complex
- Forbidden desire
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Polyamorous · Lush · Polyamorous / Multi-partner
Different because
Spice is lower (3/5 vs 5/5). Medium pacing rather than Slow.
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Similar because
Cursed love interest · Fae prince · Forbidden love
Different because
Fast pacing rather than Slow. A shorter read (192 vs 453 pages).
Book details
- Length
- 453 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book