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- Content warnings: Child death, Child abuse (referenced), Kidnapping, Violence, Grief, Death, Body horror
Summer's Reaping (Celtic Faerie Tales Book 2)
by J.C. Wade
A Hansel and Gretel retelling steeped in Celtic myth where the stakes are soul-deep - Saoirse will walk into the faerie hill to save her brother, even if the woods never let her leave.
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Story statusStandalone
Spice0/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Friends to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- None
- Closed door / fade to black
- Cathartic release
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- Secretly soft
- Mutual pining
- Sweet / tender
- The angst delivered
- Warrior/fighter
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Earned hope
- Reluctant hero
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension
- He falls first
- Longing glances
- Only soft for them
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fae romance
- Small town / village
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Fairytale retelling
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- Forest / wilderness
- Mythological
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Necromancers
- Forbidden love
- Forced proximity
- Rescue romance
- Hurt/comfort
- Found family
- Sacrifice/martyrdom
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Lush
- Heavy
- Medium
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- General badass
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Adventurous
- Immersive
- Caretaker
- Magical
- Emotional
- Intense
- Romantic
- Mythic
- Hansel and Gretel retelling
- Celtic folklore
- Forbidden faerie hill
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Book details
- Language
- English
- Format
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