Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Violence, Blood, Attempted murder, Murder, Kidnapping, Blackmail, Manipulation, Misogyny, Alcohol use, Death, Trauma, Child abuse (referenced)
Untainted
by Lilian T. James
Book 1 in The Crystal Island
A fae warrior hiding among humans gets dragged back to a homeland she never knew, with a morally gray love interest whose obsessive devotion and the enemies-to-lovers slow burn will absolutely wreck you.
goodreads 3.93/5 7,840 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length322 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Slow burn with late spice
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
- Slow burn with late spice
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Morally gray
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Feral brain activated
- Possessive alpha
- Fated mates
- Possessive / claiming
- Book hangover incoming
- Fae prince
- Banter
- Passionate / intense
- Obsessed
- Secretly soft
- Push and pull
- Marking / biting
- Addictive read
- Brooding prince
- He falls first
- Tension
- Who did this to you
- Anticipation
- Mutual pining
- Possessive/protective
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Touch starvation
- Longing glances
- Wall pinning
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Bonding/claiming/marking
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Forest / wilderness
- Fae realm / faerie courts
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- Forced proximity
- Only one bed
- Fae romance
- Hidden identity
- Who hurt you
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Intense
- Witty
- Moderate
- Warrior/fighter
- Mysterious
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- Banter-heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Adventurous
- Engaging
- Runaway / on the run
- Romantic
- Suspenseful
- Deceptively deadly
- Angsty
- Sharp
- General badass
- Yearning
- Fast-paced
- Swoony
- Fae courts and politics
- Battle of wills
- Page turner
- Cliffhanger warning
- Addictive pacing
- Enemies forced to ally
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Book details
- Length
- 322 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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