Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Grief, Death of loved one, Trauma, Childhood trauma, Parental abandonment, Emotional abuse, Abuse, Eating disorders
A Heart So Haunted
by Hollie Nelson
You'll lose a whole afternoon to this one and not mind a bit. The dread you walk in with softens into something tender, and you come out feeling tended to rather than haunted.
goodreads 3.61/5 168 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length352 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Only one who understands them
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Cathartic release
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- Monster
- Hurt/comfort
- Tension / anticipation
- Earned hope
- Cursed
- Longing glances
- Comfort reread material
- Secretly soft
- Slow seduction
- The swoon
- Touch starvation
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Monster romance
- Manor house / estate
- Paranormal
- Monsters
- Beauty and the beast
- Underground / underworld
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- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Fairytale retelling
- Gothic
- Captive romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Damaged survivor
- Mental health rep
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- Haunting
- Atmospheric
- Caretaker
- Introspective
- Melancholic
- Lush
- Dreamy
- Literary
- Bittersweet
- Cozy
- Haunted castle
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Bargain with consequences
- Comfort read vibes
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 352 pages
- Publisher
- Alcove Press
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book