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- Content warnings: Violence, Murder, Death, Death of loved one, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Dubious consent, War
House of Beating Wings
by Olivia Wildenstein
Book 1 in The Kingdom of Crows
Come for the fae court drama, stay for Fallon making one prophecy-shaped decision after another while the book quietly rearranges the love-interest board under your feet.
goodreads 4.06/5 42,685 ratings
storykind_community 4.25/5 6 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length490 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Slow / sensual
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
- Medium
- Slow / sensual
- Obsessed
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- Brooding prince
- Forbidden love
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Emotional / loving
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Possessive alpha
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Tension
- Addictive read
- Fae prince
- Possessive love interest
- Anticipation
- Book hangover
- Love/hate tension
- Possessive/protective
- He falls first
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Bonding/claiming/marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Love triangle
- Royal court / palace
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Fae
- Secret heir/royalty
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- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Shifters
- Small town / village
- Fae romance
- Forced proximity
- Fated mates
- Virgin x experienced
Reading experience
- First person
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Heavy
- Reluctant chosen one
- Intense
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- Atmospheric
- Outcast/loner
- Dark
- Emotional
- Innocent / sheltered
- Brooding
- Conversational
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Dramatic
- Magical
- Yearning
- Fae courts and politics
- Forbidden desire
- Political intrigue
- Chosen one burden
- Cursed bloodline
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 490 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book