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Fall of Ruin and Wrath

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Book 1 in Awakening

It is for readers who want their romantasy decadent, dangerous, and politically messy. The world feels built out of ruins and hunger, and the romance leans hard into power imbalance, attraction, and terrible timing.

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  • Content warnings: Blood, Body horror, Captivity, Death, Dubious consent, Gore, Murder, Trauma, Violence, Graphic violence, Drugging, Sexual assault, Sexual trauma, Child abuse (referenced), Slavery, War, Torture, Addiction, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationships, Forced institutionalization, Vomiting / emesis, Human trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol use, Sexual harassment, Injury detail, Classism, Sexual content
Length432 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice5/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingMedium

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Romance promise

  • Forbidden love
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Medium burn
  • High
  • Intense / passionate
  • Addictive read
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  • Morally gray
  • Fated mates
  • Dark / taboo style
  • The angst delivered
  • Possessive alpha
  • Possessive love interest
  • Slow / sensual
  • Feral brain activated
  • God/deity
  • Obsessive love interest
  • Possessive / claiming style
  • Tension finally satisfied
  • Monster
  • Morally gray love interest (LI)
  • Dominant / submissive
  • Dark/tortured soul
  • Power imbalance
  • Frequent explicit scenes
  • Protective love interest
  • Class difference
  • Praise kink
  • He falls first
  • Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
  • Push and pull
  • Jealous/possessive during intimacy
  • Body worship
  • Tension
  • Anticipation
  • Eye contact intensity
  • Mine declarations
  • Power exchange
  • Rough/aggressive intimacy
  • Bondage/restraint
  • Choking/breath play
  • Possessive
  • Claiming
  • Dominance

Fantasy promise

  • Romantasy
  • Forced proximity
  • Big city / metropolis
  • High fantasy
  • Gods/deities
  • Dark romance
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  • Royal court / palace
  • Post-apocalyptic
  • Monsters
  • Hidden identity
  • Manor house / estate
  • Mythological
  • Demons
  • Forest / wilderness
  • Secret power
  • Who hurt you
  • Touch her and die

Reading experience

  • First person
  • Medium
  • Mysterious
  • Conversational
  • Heavy
  • Intense
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  • Immersive
  • Survivor
  • Dark
  • Prophetess/seer
  • Brooding
  • Seductive
  • Deceptively deadly
  • Steamy
  • Dramatic
  • Outcast/loner
  • Tense
  • Fast-paced
  • Dangerous
  • Sensual
  • Forbidden desire
  • Morally complex
  • Page turner
  • Cliffhanger warning
  • Bargain with consequences
  • Crumbling empire

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Book details
Length
432 pages
Language
English
Format
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