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- Content warnings: Child abuse, Violence, Gore, Death of a parent, Abandonment, Suicide
Darkness Becomes Her
by Kelly Keaton
Book 1 in Gods & Monsters
A descendant of Medusa with silver hair and a death sentence in her blood, dropped into a walled, half-drowned New Orleans where the monsters are scared of her. Greek myth meets Southern gothic with a vampire who moves fast.
goodreads 3.89/5 15,900 ratings
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Length320 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice1/5 · Longing glances
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Protective love interest
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- Low
- Longing glances
- Adrenaline rush
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- Vampire lord
- Forbidden love
- Tension / anticipation
- Escape
- Mysterious stranger
- Only one who understands them
- Book hangover incoming
Fantasy promise
- Ya urban fantasy
- Vampire romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Gorgons / Medusa
- Fated mates
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- Paranormal
- Vampires
- Hidden identity
- Gothic
- Gods/deities
- Secret heir/royalty
- Mythological
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Dystopian
- Monsters
- Shifters
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Reluctant chosen one
- Outcast/loner
- Mysterious
- Cinematic
- Survivor
- Engaging
- Deceptively deadly
- Adventurous
- Edgy
- Eerie
- Cursed bloodline
- Haunted castle
- Chosen one burden
- Slow descent into darkness
- Cliffhanger warning
- Crumbling empire
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Book details
- Length
- 320 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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