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Forging Silver into Stars

by Brigid Kemmerer

Book 1 in Forging Silver into Stars

Tender M/M slow-burn fantasy with two leads carrying real trauma, set in the world of Cursebreakers but built to stand on its own.

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goodreads 4.11/5 11,982 ratings

storykind_community 5/5 2 ratings

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  • Content warnings: Sexual assault (referenced), Sexual trauma, Child abuse (referenced), Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Ableism, Violence, Blood, Torture, Grief, Death of a parent, Miscarriage, Suicidal ideation, PTSD, Panic attacks, Animal death, Trauma
Length560 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice2/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingMedium

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

  • Slow burn
  • Mixed
  • Medium
  • Slow burn with late spice
  • The swoon
  • Secretly soft
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  • Class difference
  • Tender / sweet explicit
  • Tension finally satisfied
  • Cinnamon roll
  • Hurt/comfort
  • Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
  • Expanded empathy
  • Scholar/intellectual
  • Mutual pining
  • First time / discovery
  • Earned hope
  • Reluctant hero
  • Betrayal to trust
  • Longing glances
  • The angst delivered
  • Protective love interest
  • Found family
  • Tension / anticipation
  • Only one who understands them
  • Tension
  • Anticipation
  • Eye contact intensity
  • Touch starvation
  • Forehead touching

Fantasy promise

  • Ya fantasy
  • Forbidden love
  • Small town / village
  • High fantasy
  • Humans only
  • Royal court / palace
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  • Castle / fortress
  • Secret relationship
  • Training partners to lovers

Reading experience

  • Multi-POV
  • Yearning
  • Emotional
  • Heavy
  • Baker / innkeeper
  • Queer
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  • Atmospheric
  • Caretaker
  • Gay
  • Earnest
  • Soft/gentle
  • Disabled MC
  • Tense
  • Introspective
  • Disabled love interest (LI)
  • Magical
  • Character-driven
  • Scarred main character or love interest (MC/LI)
  • Swoony
  • Lush
  • Mental health rep
  • Heartwarming
  • Dramatic
  • Forbidden desire
  • Underground rebellion
  • Political intrigue
  • Bargain with consequences
  • War-torn kingdom
  • Bonds forged in war
  • Slow start explosive finish
  • Morally complex

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Soft/gentle · Caretaker · Betrayal to trust

Different because

It is standalone rather than completed. Spice is lower (1/5 vs 2/5).

Book details
Length
560 pages
Language
English
Format
Book