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- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Violence, Death, Blood, Betrayal, War, Poisoning, Child abuse (referenced), Sexual content
Crown of Stars and Fate
by Alexis Calder
Book 3 in Blood and Salt
This is where Blood and Salt stops pretending anyone gets an easy way out. Ara is chasing allies through betrayal, angry gods, and a war that keeps getting bigger, with the romance still hot enough to make every bad decision feel personal.
goodreads 4.04/5 6,941 ratings
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Length268 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)
- Medium burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Adrenaline rush
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- Morally gray
- Betrayal to trust
- Desperate / urgent
- The angst delivered
- Possessive alpha
- Protective love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Book hangover incoming
- Push and pull
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Fated mates
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fae romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- War front / rebellion
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Vampires
- Forced alliance
- Forest / wilderness
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Shifters
- Adventure romance
- Dragons
- Dark romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- Survivor
- Dangerous
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- Edgy
- General badass
- Intense
- Fast-paced
- Reluctant hero
- Suspenseful
- Epic
- Cinematic
- Spicy
- Betrayal and forgiveness
- War-torn kingdom
- Enemies forced to ally
- Protect at all costs
- Cliffhanger warning
- Political intrigue
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Book details
- Length
- 268 pages
- Publisher
- Illaria Publishing
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book