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- Content warnings: Death, Grief, Captivity, Slavery, Violence, Racism/bigotry, Memory loss, Magical coercion
The Night King’s Court
by Elisa A. Bonnin
Come for the candlelit mystery and stay for Ida figuring out what kind of power she can live with. The romance is gentle, but the court has enough secrets to keep the pretty parts from going weightless.
goodreads 3.74/5 132 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length400 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Found family
- None
- Earned hope
- Escape
- The swoon
- Perspective shift
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Other
- Castle / fortress
- Fae realm / faerie courts
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- Circus / theatre / performance troupe
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Magical
- Lush
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
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- Sapphic
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Artist/creative
- Queer
- Dreamy
- Atmospheric
- Outcast/loner
- BIPOC MC
- Whimsical
- Survivor
- Teen MC (under 20)
- Eerie
- Adventurer
- Romantic
- Court of shadows
- Forbidden knowledge
- Page turner
- Power corrupts
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Book details
- Length
- 400 pages
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book