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- Content warnings: Parental death, Death of a parent, Violence, Blood, Graphic violence, Emotional abuse, Betrayal, Manipulation, Grief, Animal abuse, Sexual content
A Lesson in Obedience
by Allie Shante
Book 2 in Mystic Riegan Duet
goodreads 4.23/5 137 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length530 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Polyamorous
- Why Choose / Reverse Harem
- Established relationship
- High
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Possessive alpha
- Fated mates
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Possessive love interest
- Rough / primal
- Tension finally satisfied
- Protective love interest
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Dominant vibes
- Book hangover
- Dark/tortured soul
- Marking / biting
- Obsessed
- Shifter alpha
- Betrayal to trust
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Redemption arc
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Marking hickeys
- Possessive/protective
- Praise kink
- Wall pinning
- Soft dom energy
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Power exchange
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Reverse harem / why choose
- Academy / campus
- Paranormal
- Shifters
- Small town / village
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- Urban fantasy
- Vampires
- Dark romance
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Magic bond
- Other
- Soulmate/destined bond
- Forbidden love
- Shifter romance
- Multiple partners (consensual)
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Intense
- Heavy
- Reluctant chosen one
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- BIPOC MC
- Fast-paced
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Black MC
- Steamy
- Dramatic
- Bisexual MC
- Angsty
- Raw
- Damaged survivor
- Bisexual love interest (LI)
- Emotional
- Feral/unhinged
- Queer
- Tense
- Interracial romance
- Feral
- Spicy
- Bargain with consequences
- Cursed bloodline
- Betrayal and forgiveness
- Battle of wills
- Deadly trials
- Emotional devastation
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Book details
- Length
- 530 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book