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- Content warnings: Violence, Blood, Gore, Death, Kidnapping, Captivity, Sexual assault (referenced), Abuse, Alcohol use, Classism, Misogyny
Throne in the Dark
by A.K. Caggiano
Book 1 in Villains & Virtues
A genuinely funny dark romantasy where the villain MMC is the snark engine and the sunshine FMC keeps wrecking his evil plans by being insufferably lovable. The voice is the whole game.
goodreads 4.06/5 21,803 ratings
storykind_community 4.11/5 9 ratings
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Length459 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
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
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Addictive read
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- Villain
- Grumpy sunshine
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Captor/captive
- Playful banter
- The swoon
- Anti-hero
- Forbidden love
- Longing glances
- Pure joy
- Secretly soft
- Tension
- Obsessed
- Demon lord
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Anticipation
- Villain x sunshine
- Wall pinning
- Banter
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forced proximity
- Castle / fortress
- High fantasy
- Demons
- Stuck together
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- Forest / wilderness
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Fae
- Captive romance
- Manor house / estate
- Villain gets the girl
- Small town / village
- Secret heir/royalty
- Dark romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Witty
- Moderate
- Sunshine/optimist
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- Humorous
- Sarcastic
- Spy/thief
- Banter-heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Atmospheric
- Adventurous
- Playful
- Sharp
- Brooding
- Character-driven
- Intense
- Engaging
- Magical
- Bargain with consequences
- Morally complex
- Court of shadows
- Thieves guild
- Addictive pacing
- Enemies forced to ally
- Slow descent into darkness
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 459 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book