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- Content warnings: Blood, Captivity, Cult themes, Death, Gore, Graphic violence, Grief, Murder, Religious trauma, Trauma, Violence
The Maiden and Her Monster
by Maddie Martinez
You'll experience a cathartic, epic love story that transforms fear into devotion, leaving you with a sense of hope and emotional fulfillment.
goodreads 3.52/5 1,574 ratings
storykind_community 3/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length352 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door
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
- Closed door
- Cathartic release
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- Beast / monster
- Romantic fulfillment
- Protector
- Forbidden love
- The angst delivered
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Mutual pining
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forced proximity
- Small town / village
- High fantasy
- Golems / animated constructs
- Hidden identity
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- Forest / wilderness
- Monsters
- Monster romance
- Secret relationship
- Beauty and the beast
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Emotional
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Healer
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- BIPOC MC
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Queer
- Lush
- Sapphic
- Romantic
- Jewish rep
- Bittersweet
- Mysterious
- Star-crossed lovers
- Forbidden desire
- Fairy tale retelling
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Book details
- Length
- 352 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book