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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault (referenced), Self-harm, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Trauma
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
by Carissa Broadbent
Book 1 in Crowns of Nyaxia
A human survivor enters a deadly vampire tournament and forms a wary alliance with a dangerous rival.
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length504 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Slow burn with late spice
Romance/fantasy balanceBalanced
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
high-stakes trials and a dangerous magical world. attraction grows through a tense tactical alliance. the central duet is complete
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Morally gray
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension / anticipation
- The angst delivered
- Dark/tortured soul
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Book hangover
- Vampire lord
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Possessive / claiming
- Obsessed
- Warrior/fighter
- Protective love interest
- Tension
- Feral brain activated
- Possessive alpha
- Forbidden love
- Anticipation
- Addictive read
- Push and pull
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
- Eye contact intensity
- Wall pinning
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Magic-infused intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Vampire romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Vampires
- Competition / games
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- Gothic
- Gods/deities
- Forced proximity
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Competition romance
- Games/trials romance
- Fated mates
- Found family
- Dark fantasy
- Deadly trials
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- High
- Survivor
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- MC 20-30
- Intense
- Immersive
- Brooding
- Cinematic
- General badass
- Outcast/loner
- Seductive
- Emotional
- Reluctant chosen one
- Thrilling
- Dramatic
- Angsty
- Epic
- Yearning
- Tournament arc
- Page turner
- Star-crossed lovers
- Vampire court politics
- Human among monsters
- Adopted daughter of a king
- Enemies forced to ally
- Gladiator arena
- Competent female main character (FMC)
Commitment
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Book details
- Length
- 504 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Catalog reference