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- Content warnings: Parental death, Drowning, Car accident / crash, Suicide, Suicidal ideation, Grief, Depression, Natural disaster
Teardrop
by Lauren Kate
Book 1 in Teardrop
Atlantean myth wrapped around a grief-soaked forbidden romance - the doomed-longing energy of Lauren Kate's Fallen books with a girl whose tears could drown the world.
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Length441 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- The angst delivered
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- Mysterious stranger
- Star-crossed
- Tension / anticipation
- Beautiful grief
- Protective love interest
- Longing glances
- The swoon
- Mutual pining
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Small town / village
- Mythological
- Other
- Soulmate/destined bond
- Contemporary
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- Prophecy-driven love
- Love triangle
- Guardian/protector
Reading experience
- Third person
- Slow
- Melancholic
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Reluctant chosen one
- Atmospheric
- Dreamy
- Dramatic
- Romantic
- Emotional
- Mysterious
- Angsty
- Yearning
- Forbidden desire
- Star-crossed lovers
- Chosen one burden
- Cursed bloodline
- Sacrifice for love
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Book details
- Length
- 441 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book