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- Content warnings: Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Captivity, Parental death
The Blood Kingdom
by Kate Cunningham
Book 1 in The Blood Folk
Aurelia wants out of the gilded cage before the murder clues drag her into something older, bloodier, and much less polite. Come for the vampire slow burn; stay because the whole trilogy is waiting now.
goodreads 4.11/5 349 ratings
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Length506 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice2/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Found family feels
- Morally gray
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- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension / anticipation
- The angst delivered
- Protective love interest
- Possessive/protective
- Book hangover incoming
- Mysterious stranger
- Touch her and die
- Tension
- Vampire lord
- Found family
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Vampire romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Vampires
- Library
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- Paranormal
- Demons
- Forest / wilderness
- Gothic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Shadow beings / shadow fae
- Political intrigue
Reading experience
- Third person
- Romantic
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Dark
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- Atmospheric
- Bookworm/scholar
- Magical
- Reluctant chosen one
- Adventurous
- Dramatic
- Mysterious
- Protect at all costs
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 506 pages
- Publisher
- Katherine Cunningham
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book