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- Content warnings: Violence, Death of a parent, Grief, Captivity, Animal death
Hunted
by Meagan Spooner
A Beauty and the Beast retelling with teeth. Yeva is the rare heroine who walks into the woods on purpose, and the Beast actually feels beastly.
goodreads 3.87/5 33,009 ratings
storykind_community 3.67/5 3 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length384 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
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
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Earned hope
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- Cursed
- Tension / anticipation
- The swoon
- Beast / monster
- Captor/captive
- Slow burn with late spice
- Expanded empathy
- Dark/tortured soul
- Only one who understands them
- Longing glances
- Perspective shift
- Morally gray
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Beauty and the beast
- Forest / wilderness
- Historical
- Other
- Fairytale retelling
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- Manor house / estate
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Forbidden love
- Castle / fortress
- Mythological
- Captive romance
- Interspecies romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Atmospheric
- Lyrical
- Moderate
- Hunter
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- Dark
- Warrior/fighter
- Yearning
- Lush
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Magical
- Dreamy
- Outcast/loner
- Haunting
- Literary
- Melancholic
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Enchanted forest
- Frozen wasteland
- Comfort read vibes
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Book details
- Length
- 384 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book