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- Content warnings: Colonialism, Child abuse (referenced), Blood, Gore, Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Poisoning, Genocide, Violence, Death, Trauma
The Jasad Heir
by Sara Hashem
Book 1 in The Scorched Throne
A fugitive queen hiding in plain sight makes a bargain with the heir of the kingdom that destroyed hers. The romance is low-spice, high-voltage enemies-to-lovers with a whole country's worth of rage between them.
goodreads 4.06/5 43,105 ratings
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Length528 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
Romance/fantasy balanceFantasy-forward
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
the leads begin on opposing sides of a real political conflict. identity and state power drive the tension. the romance develops slowly beneath the main fantasy plot
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- The angst delivered
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- Morally gray
- Banter
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
- Brooding prince
- Forbidden love
- Slow seduction
- Adrenaline rush
- Grumpy protector
- Tension
- Feral brain activated
- Secretly soft
- Push and pull
- Anticipation
- War general / commander
- He falls first
- Longing glances
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Touch starvation
- Who did this to you
- Actual enemies
- No love triangle
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Desert / frontier
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Royal court / palace
- Competition / games
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- Secret heir/royalty
- Hidden identity
- Games/trials romance
- Forced alliance
- Touch her and die
- Political intrigue
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Intense
- Sharp
- Heavy
- General badass
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- BIPOC MC
- Dramatic
- Banter-heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Dark
- Runaway / on the run
- Thrilling
- Immersive
- Angsty
- Atmospheric
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Cinematic
- Survivor
- Dangerous
- Deadly trials
- Page turner
- Chosen one burden
- Enemies forced to ally
- War-torn kingdom
- Competent female main character (FMC)
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Book details
- Length
- 528 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Catalog reference