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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Death of loved one, Grief, Betrayal, Poisoning, War
Immortal
by Sue Lynn Tan
A standalone xianxia-flavored romantasy where the slow burn lives in glances and obligations, not contact, and the world feels carved from jade and starlight.
goodreads 3.8/5 15,849 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
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Length464 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
- The swoon
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- Immortal/ancient
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Power imbalance
- Longing glances
- Earned hope
- God/deity
- Love/hate tension
- Slow seduction
- Mutual pining
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Ear whispers / breath on neck
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Mythological
- Dragons
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- Forced proximity
- Immortal/mortal romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Lush
- Moderate
- Royalty
- Asian MC
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- Atmospheric
- Lyrical
- Reluctant hero
- Asian love interest (LI)
- Yearning
- Queen / ruling monarch
- Intense
- Literary
- Dramatic
- Introspective
- Mythic
- Mediterranean fantasy
- Court of shadows
- Bargain with consequences
- Reluctant royalty
- The long game
- Political intrigue
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Book details
- Length
- 464 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book