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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, War, Torture, Death, Death of loved one, Grief, Blood, Gore, Trauma, Betrayal, Manipulation, Famine, Murder
The Throne of Honor and Blood
by J. Bree
Book 2 in The Mortal Fates
If you live for fated mates with actual hatred between them, war-torn kingdoms, and J. Bree gut-punch endings, this is the installment that earns the hype.
goodreads 3.89/5 10,640 ratings
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Length680 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Intense / passionate
- Addictive read
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- Brooding prince
- Fated mates
- Possessive / claiming
- The angst delivered
- War general / commander
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Rough / primal
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Love/hate tension
- Tension / anticipation
- Obsessed
- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Book hangover incoming
- Anti-hero
- Mine declarations
- Possessive/protective
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Wall pinning
- Marking hickeys
- Tension
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Praise kink
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- War front / rebellion
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
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- Humans only
- Marriage of convenience
- Castle / fortress
- Forced proximity
- Soulmate/destined bond
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Intense
- Heavy
- High
- Witch/mage
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- Epic
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Dramatic
- Angsty
- Emotional
- General badass
- Fast-paced
- Yearning
- Brooding
- Fae courts and politics
- War-torn kingdom
- Cursed bloodline
- Bonds forged in war
- War of succession
- Battle of wills
- Political intrigue
- The long game
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 680 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book