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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Abuse, Death, Grief, Violence, War, Torture, Forced marriage, Manipulation, Betrayal
Blood So Brutal
by Emily Blackwood
Book 2 in Golden City
goodreads 3.73/5 12,231 ratings
storykind_community 3/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length426 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 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)
- Rekindled
- High
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Possessive alpha
- Betrayal to trust
- Possessive / claiming
- The grovel delivered
- Dark/tortured soul
- Possessive love interest
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Protective love interest
- Dominant vibes
- Romantic fulfillment
- Secretly soft
- Push and pull
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Closure
- Feral devotion
- Possessive/protective
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Touch her and die
- Mine declarations
- Only soft for them
- Tension
- Hurt/comfort
- Anticipation
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Arranged marriage
- Big city / metropolis
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Forced to marry
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- Royal court / palace
- Vampires
- War front / rebellion
- Angels
- Second chance
- Forced proximity
- Hidden past revealed
- Found family
- Political intrigue
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- Medium
- Assassin
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- MC 20-30
- Intense
- Emotional
- Warrior/fighter
- Romantic
- Suspenseful
- Reluctant chosen one
- Angsty
- Fast-paced
- Survivor
- Tense
- Queen / ruling monarch
- Steamy
- Thrilling
- Battle of wills
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 426 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book