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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Torture, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Trauma, Blood, Captivity, Physical abuse, Manipulation, Betrayal, Sexual content
Sea of Pleasure and Pain
by J. Střelou
Book 2 in The Deep Saga
Selkie goddess and her sworn enemy navigating a kingdom that worships pleasure. Lore-soaked, atmospheric, and deeply unwell.
goodreads 4.22/5 110 ratings
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Length458 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
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
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
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- Morally gray
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- Monster
- Forbidden love
- Tension / anticipation
- The swoon
- Warrior/fighter
- Push and pull
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Feral brain activated
- Possessive alpha
- Obsessive love interest
- Marking / biting
- Obsessed
- Possessive/protective
- Longing glances
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Marking hickeys
- Wall pinning
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Monster romance elements
- Magic-infused intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Monster romance
- Coastal / island / beach
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- Mythological
- Selkies
- Forced proximity
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Monsters
- Fated mates
- Underground / underworld
- Leviathans / sea serpents
- Found family
- Prophecy-driven love
- Interspecies romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Lush
- Heavy
- Reluctant chosen one
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- MC 20-30
- Atmospheric
- Intense
- Emotional
- Yearning
- Lyrical
- Siren
- Seductive
- Mythic
- Haunting
- Forbidden desire
- Bargain with consequences
- Pirate seas
- Deadly trials
- Bonds forged in war
- Slow descent into darkness
- Page turner
- Emotional devastation
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Book details
- Length
- 458 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book