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- Content warnings: Attempted sexual assault, Violence, Graphic violence, War, Death of loved one, Pregnancy loss / miscarriage, Animal death, Murder, Blood, Grief, Manipulation, Death, Sexual content
The Curse that Binds
by Laura Thalassa
Selene and Memnons curse started here. Two thousand years before Bewitched, the soulmate bond that doomed them gets its origin story.
goodreads 4.27/5 8,163 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length528 pages
Story statusCompleted
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Fated mates
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Established relationship
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Beautiful grief
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- King / ruling monarch
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- Warrior/fighter
- Obsessive love interest
- Emotional / loving
- Book hangover incoming
- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Possessive alpha
- Power imbalance
- Worship / reverence
- War general / commander
- Star-crossed
- Possessive/protective
- Marking hickeys
- Mine declarations
- Body worship
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
- Magic-infused intimacy
- Bonding/claiming/marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- Historical
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Soulmate/destined bond
- War front / rebellion
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- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Magic bond
- Castle / fortress
- Alternate history
- Arranged marriage
- Prophecy-driven love
- Star-crossed lovers
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Immersive
- Devastating
- Witch/mage
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- Intense
- Emotional
- Queen / ruling monarch
- Epic
- Atmospheric
- Innocent / sheltered
- Lush
- Survivor
- Yearning
- Dramatic
- Heartbreaking
- Blood oath
- Cursed bloodline
- War of succession
- Emotional devastation
- Will make you cry
- Gut punch ending
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Book details
- Length
- 528 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book