Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Sexual content, Violence, Death, Blood, Manipulation, Abuse, Sexual assault (referenced), Captivity
Wicked Curses
by Brenda K. Davies
Book 7 in The Shadow Realms
This is the handoff from Lexi and Cole into Sahira and Orin, with a nastier survival setup and enough ending chaos to make book eight feel required.
goodreads 4.42/5 1,338 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length408 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 11 books
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
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
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Book hangover incoming
Show more
- Fae prince
- Love/hate tension
- Possessive / claiming
- Adrenaline rush
- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Possessive alpha
- Protective love interest
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension
- Power imbalance
- Possessive/protective
- Longing glances
- Possessive
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
Fantasy promise
- Paranormal romance
- Fae romance
- Prison / captivity
- Paranormal
- Vampires
- Forced proximity
Show more
- Other
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Werewolves
- Stuck together
- Multi-realm / dimension-hopping
- Fae
- Forced alliance
- Dragons
- Survival romance
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Dark romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- Medium
- Witch/mage
Show more
- Intense
- Suspenseful
- Survivor
- Fast-paced
- Romantic
- Dramatic
- Tense
- Character-driven
- Steamy
- Enemies forced to ally
- Survival against impossible odds
- Court of shadows
- Series binge material
Similar stories
Similar in ways that matter
Matched by the most important shared story signals, with the tradeoffs made explicit.
368 pages Completed
Sinful Curses
Brenda K. Davies
Similar because
Survival romance · Protective love interest · Witch/mage
426 pages Completed
Gilded Curses
Brenda K. Davies
Similar because
Fae prince · Survival romance · Protective love interest
408 pages Completed
Secrets of Ruin
Brenda K. Davies
Similar because
Survival romance · Protective love interest · Survival against impossible odds
Book details
- Length
- 408 pages
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book