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- Content warnings: Captivity, Violence, Graphic violence, Dubious consent, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual content
A Ruin of Roses
by K.F. Breene
Book 1 in Deliciously Dark Fairytales
K.F. Breene took Beauty and the Beast, made the Beast a dragon shifter prince, cranked the spice to max, and somehow made it hilarious - the FMC's internal monologue is comedy gold while the captive-to-lovers tension and curse-breaking plot keep you devouring pages.
goodreads 3.8/5 64,603 ratings
storykind_community 3/5 6 ratings
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Length386 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 6 books
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
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)
- Medium burn
- High
- Intense / passionate
- Addictive read
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- Dragon shifter
- Captor/captive
- Rough / aggressive style
- Tension finally satisfied
- Cursed
- Possessive love interest
- Dominant vibes
- Feral brain activated
- Possessive alpha
- Feral devotion
- Kinky / adventurous
- Book hangover incoming
- Beast / monster
- He falls first
- Possessive / claiming style
- Brooding prince
- Push and pull
- Dirty talk heavy
- Anti-hero
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Mine declarations
- Teasing control
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Rough but consensual
- Dominance
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- BDSM elements
- Exhibitionism
- Possessive
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Beauty and the beast
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Dragons
- Fairytale retelling
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- Forest / wilderness
- Shifters
- Captive romance
- Small town / village
- Demons
- Dragon romance
- Fated mates
- Dark romance
- Cursed love interest
- Forced proximity
- Shifter romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Witty
- Heavy
- Healer
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- Romantic
- Humorous
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Intense
- Sharp
- Survivor
- Immersive
- Reluctant chosen one
- Magical
- Banter-heavy
- Feral
- Seductive
- Steamy
- Adventurous
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Bargain with consequences
- Fever dream energy
- Forbidden desire
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 386 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book