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- Content warnings: Death, Death of a parent, Grief, Abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol use, Sexual content
Long Live
by V.B. Lacey
Book 1 in The Elementals of Iona
Read it when you want elemental magic, found family pressure, and a closed-door slow burn with an ancient-god problem.
goodreads 3.93/5 1,937 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length475 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
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
- Book hangover
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- Morally gray
- Sweet / tender
- The angst delivered
- Immortal/ancient
- Found family
- Tension / anticipation
- Adrenaline rush
- Protective love interest
- Longing glances
- King / ruling monarch
- Push and pull
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Small town / village
- High fantasy
- Elementals
- Forced proximity
- Mountain / highlands
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- Gods/deities
- Forest / wilderness
- Hidden identity
- Villain gets the girl
- Magic bond
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Adventurous
- Immersive
- Heavy
- High
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- Survivor
- MC 20-30
- Magical
- Emotional
- Reluctant chosen one
- Atmospheric
- General badass
- Mysterious
- Dramatic
- Intense
- Angsty
- Chosen one burden
- Survival against impossible odds
- Enemies forced to ally
- Morally complex
- Series binge material
- Plot twist heavy
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 475 pages
- Publisher
- V.B. Lacey
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book