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- Content warnings: Violence, Gore, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Racism/bigotry, Kidnapping, Slavery, Blood, Pregnancy / childbirth, Infertility, Sexual assault
The Sun and the Void
by Gabriela Romero Lacruz
Book 1 in The Warring Gods
A richly textured world inspired by Venezuelan and Colombian folklore with a magic system rooted in dueling gods. The fat representation is genuinely refreshing, the colonialism themes cut deep, and the dual POV slowly weaves two stories into one devastating collision.
goodreads 3.3/5 4,113 ratings
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Length511 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice1/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- F/F
- Slow burn
- Low
- Slow burn with late spice
- Earned hope
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- Slow / sensual
- Expanded empathy
- Star-crossed
- Tension
- Beautiful grief
- Class difference
- Longing glances
- Perspective shift
- Cultural difference
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Temple / church / monastery
- Mythological
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- Demons
- Secret power
- Forest / wilderness
- Hidden identity
- War front / rebellion
- Forced alliance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Slow
- Dark
- Lush
- Heavy
- High
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- Outcast/loner
- Sapphic
- Immersive
- Ambitious schemer
- Latinx MC
- Atmospheric
- Latinx love interest (LI)
- Tense
- Dramatic
- BIPOC MC
- Epic
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Mythic
- Interracial romance
- South American-inspired worldbuilding
- Forbidden sapphic romance
- Dueling gods
- Political intrigue
- Colonial resistance
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Book details
- Length
- 511 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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