Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Body horror, Child abuse (referenced), Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of loved one, Suicidal ideation, Toxic relationships, Alcoholism, Classism, Cult themes
Tenderly, I Am Devoured
by Lyndall Clipstone
A Gothic folk horror that wraps its polyamorous romance in layers of ritual, ruin, and salt-wind atmosphere. Clipstone writes prose so lush it feels like drowning in a beautiful way - every page drips with longing and dread. If you want a romantasy that tastes like blood and wildflowers, this is it.
goodreads 3.41/5 1,622 ratings
storykind_community 2.5/5 2 ratings
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Length304 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Slow seduction
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Polyamorous / Multi-partner
- Slow burn
- Low
- Slow seduction
- The angst delivered
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- God/deity
- Polyamorous
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Beautiful grief
- Cursed
- Taboo / forbidden
- Atmospheric
- Mysterious stranger
- Class difference
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Book hangover
- Hurt/comfort
- Touch starvation
- Cathartic release
- Betrayal to trust
- Longing glances
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Eye contact intensity
- Neck kisses / neck touching
Fantasy promise
- Gothic romance
- Arranged marriage
- Coastal / island / beach
- Gothic
- Gods/deities
- Academy / campus
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- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Dark academia romance
- Manor house / estate
- Sacrifice/martyrdom
- Throuple / triad
Reading experience
- First person
- Slow
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- High
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
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- Bisexual MC
- Lush
- Survivor
- Dark
- Outcast/loner
- Brooding
- Eerie
- Romantic
- Melancholic
- Dramatic
- Poetic
- Yearning
- Mysterious
- Stormy coastal academia
- Flower-threaded horror
- Bloody rituals at twilight
- Salt and swan feathers
- Crumbling family legacy
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Book details
- Length
- 304 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book