Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Kidnapping, Attempted sexual assault, Captivity, Death, Trauma, PTSD, Blood, Gore, Torture, Sexism
The Hunt
by Frost Kay
Book 1 in The Twisted Kingdoms
An assassin orphan trained to kill for the king who ruined her life, sent to hunt the one creature who might be her only ally.
goodreads 3.98/5 7,185 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length424 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Tension / anticipation
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Tension / anticipation
- Addictive read
Show more
- Dark/tortured soul
- Longing glances
- Book hangover incoming
- Morally gray
- Captor/captive
- Slow burn with late spice
- The angst delivered
- Cursed
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension
- Adrenaline rush
- Mysterious stranger
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Shifters
- Forest / wilderness
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
Show more
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
- War front / rebellion
- Captive romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- High
- Assassin
Show more
- Intense
- Survivor
- Brooding
- Atmospheric
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dangerous
- Fast-paced
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Edgy
- Angsty
- Revenge arc
- Deadly trials
- Battle of wills
- Bonds forged in war
- War-torn kingdom
- Page turner
- Morally complex
- Cliffhanger warning
Similar stories
Similar in ways that matter
Matched by the most important shared story signals, with the tradeoffs made explicit.
549 pages Completed
A Touch of Gold and Madness
K.L. DeVore
Similar because
Assassin · Cursed · Vengeful / revenge-driven
Different because
Spice is higher (3/5 vs 1/5). Medium pacing rather than Fast.
339 pages Completed
The Forsaken King
Penelope Barsetti
Similar because
Battle of wills · Snarky/sarcastic · Edgy
Different because
Spice is higher (4/5 vs 1/5).
400 pages Completed
Bloodsinger
Juliette Cross
Similar because
Shifters · Bonds forged in war · Vengeful / revenge-driven
Different because
Spice is higher (4/5 vs 1/5). Medium pacing rather than Fast.
Book details
- Length
- 424 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book