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- Content warnings: Murder, Graphic violence, Mental illness, Violence, Death
Blood and Moonlight
by Erin Beaty
Book 1 in Blood and Moonlight
A YA fantasy thriller with slow-burn romance, moon magic, and a murder investigation that carries the whole book.
goodreads 3.87/5 5,745 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length448 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Closed door
- Adrenaline rush
- Scholar/intellectual
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- Partners in crime
- Sweet / tender
- Thought-provoking
- Mysterious stranger
- Intellectual connection
- Tension / anticipation
- Earned hope
- Protective love interest
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Big city / metropolis
- Historical
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
- Temple / church / monastery
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- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Workplace romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Mysterious
- Suspenseful
- Heavy
- Survivor
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- Mental health rep
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Outcast/loner
- Cinematic
- Reluctant hero
- Romantic
- Forbidden knowledge
- Page turner
- Plot twist heavy
- Protect at all costs
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Book details
- Length
- 448 pages
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book