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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Captivity, Imprisonment, Dubious consent, Blood, Torture, Kidnapping, War, Manipulation, Betrayal, Sexual content
Drakkon: Serpent Prince
by Maham Fatemi
Book 2 in Drakkon
Asian-inspired dark fantasy romance with a fallen princess, a serpent-shifter warrior, and a cursed marriage neither one wanted. Slow-burn enemies-to-lovers with real political stakes.
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Length464 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
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)
- Slow burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Possessive alpha
- Love/hate tension
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension / anticipation
- The swoon
- War general / commander
- Possessive love interest
- Rough / primal
- Addictive read
- Dark/tortured soul
- Captor/captive
- Longing glances
- Obsessed
- Dragon shifter
- Power imbalance
- Eye contact intensity
- Villain
- He falls first
- Wall pinning
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Marking hickeys
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Power exchange
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Dragons
- Marriage of convenience
- Castle / fortress
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- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Shifters
- Forced to marry
- Prison / captivity
- Other
- Bodyguard/protection detail
- Secret heir/royalty
- Captive romance
- Dragon romance
- Shifter romance
- Forbidden love
- Touch her and die
- Forced proximity
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Intense
- Heavy
- Royalty
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- BIPOC MC
- Atmospheric
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Dramatic
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Asian MC
- Tense
- Lush
- Asian love interest (LI)
- Yearning
- Fast-paced
- Ambitious schemer
- Dangerous
- Emotional
- Brooding
- Revenge arc
- Forbidden desire
- War of succession
- Court of shadows
- Bargain with consequences
- Reluctant royalty
- Battle of wills
- Blood oath
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Book details
- Length
- 464 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book