Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Graphic violence, Murder, Sexual assault (referenced), Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drowning, Vomiting / emesis, Death of a child, Death of a parent, Death, Injury detail
In the Veins of the Drowning
by Kalie Cassidy
Book 1 in The Siren Mage
Hidden siren and her enemy king bound by blood, sailing through undead waters in a kingdom that would burn her alive if they knew.
goodreads 3.94/5 30,653 ratings
storykind_community 4.06/5 8 ratings
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Length384 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Only soft for them
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
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- Morally gray
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Possessive / claiming
- Tension finally satisfied
- King / ruling monarch
- Possessive love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- The angst delivered
- Possessive alpha
- Touch her and die
- Slow burn with late spice
- Feral brain activated
- Dark/tortured soul
- Dominant vibes
- Forbidden love
- Wall pinning
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Tension
- Longing glances
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Possessive
- Marking
- Claiming
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Marriage of convenience
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Magic bond
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- Royal court / palace
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Undead
- Coastal / island / beach
- Monsters
- Hidden identity
- Fairytale retelling
- Mermaid romance
- Forced proximity
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Heavy
- High
- Siren
- Atmospheric
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- Reluctant chosen one
- Intense
- Lush
- Fallen noble / disgraced heir
- Dangerous
- Survivor
- Yearning
- Immersive
- Haunting
- Feral
- Forbidden desire
- Cursed bloodline
- Bargain with consequences
- Pirate seas
- Little Mermaid retelling
- War-torn kingdom
- Forbidden knowledge
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Book details
- Length
- 384 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book