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- Content warnings: Death, Violence, Grief, Self-harm, Drowning, Captivity, Blood
The Dark Tide
by Alicia Jasinska
You'll experience a haunting, yearning love story that challenges sacrifice and power in a richly built magical world.
goodreads 3.42/5 9,018 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length336 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Tension
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- F/F
- Slow burn
- Low
- Tension
- The angst delivered
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- Forbidden love
- Anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Eye contact intensity
- Beautiful grief
- Mutual pining
- Longing glances
- Push and pull
Fantasy promise
- Young adult
- Coastal / island / beach
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
- Royal court / palace
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- Sacrifice/martyrdom
- Fairytale retelling
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- Reluctant chosen one
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- Sapphic
- Romantic
- Lyrical
- Morally gray
- Bisexual MC
- Brooding
- Survivor
- Melancholic
- Tense
- Immersive
- Yearning
- Gothic
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 336 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book