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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Murder, Torture, Death, Death of loved one, Captivity, Imprisonment, Trauma, Manipulation, Blood, Gore
Shadebound
by Tierney Storer
Book 1 in Shadebound
Wednesday Addams meets Ninth House meets Zodiac Academy and the FMC enjoys being evil.
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Dark / taboo style
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Why Choose / Reverse Harem
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Dark / taboo style
- Adrenaline rush
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Rough / aggressive style
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Possessive / claiming
- Feral brain activated
- Anti-hero
- Love/hate tension
- Tension / anticipation
- Obsessed
- Mysterious stranger
- Obsessive love interest
- Slow burn with late spice
- Rival / competitor
- Possessive love interest
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive
- Marking
- Dominance
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Reverse harem / why choose
- Academy / campus
- High fantasy
- Vampires
- Dark academia romance
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- Prison / captivity
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Other
- Castle / fortress
- Academy / school
- Gothic
- Second chance
- Blood feud romance
- Hidden past revealed
- Revenge romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Heavy
- High
- MC 20-30
- Edgy
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- Feral/unhinged
- Intense
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Brooding
- Atmospheric
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Feral
- Necromancer / death magic user
- Thrilling
- Sarcastic
- Fast-paced
- Unhinged
- Revenge arc
- Morally complex
- No one is safe
- Deadly trials
- Protect at all costs
- Page turner
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Book details
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book