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- Content warnings: Murder, Death, Violence, Blood, Gore, Self-harm
The Wicked and the Dead
by Melissa Marr
Book 1 in Faery Bargains
Good for a quick urban fantasy romance mood: faery danger, a murder problem, and the kind of bargain you know will get emotionally expensive.
goodreads 3.92/5 1,715 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length254 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Tension / anticipation
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- Low
- Tension / anticipation
- Escape
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- Fae prince
- Protective love interest
- Longing glances
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Gentle / romantic
- Adrenaline rush
- Betrayal to trust
- Earned hope
- Mysterious stranger
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy romance
- Forced alliance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Fae
- Forbidden love
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- Small town / village
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Antihero romance
- Underground / underworld
- Contemporary
- Undead
- Low fantasy / secret magic
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Eerie
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
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- Romantic
- Fast-paced
- Protector
- Mysterious
- Dark
- Career woman
- Dangerous
- Suspenseful
- Runaway / on the run
- Magical
- Fae courts and politics
- Bargain with consequences
- Forbidden desire
- Protect at all costs
- Page turner
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Different because
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 254 pages
- Publisher
- Melissa Marr
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book