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- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Death, Kidnapping, War, Bullying, Blood, Betrayal, Manipulation
Metal Slinger
by Rachel Schneider
Book 1 in Fire & Metal
A seafaring fantasy romance with a genuinely unique magic system where the FMC slings raw metal with her mind, caught between two cultures and an enemy soldier who knows more about her identity than she does.
goodreads 4.22/5 125,742 ratings
storykind_community 4.32/5 17 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length497 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Slow burn with late spice
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 burn with late spice
- Book hangover incoming
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- Mysterious stranger
- Forbidden love
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- He falls first
- Emotional / loving
- The angst delivered
- Warrior/fighter
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension
- Vicarious thrill
- Secretly soft
- Push and pull
- Anticipation
- Possessive/protective
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Coastal / island / beach
- Forced proximity
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- Competition / games
- Fated mates
- Found family
- Hidden identity
- Only one bed
- Forced alliance
- Secret power
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Adventurous
- Fast-paced
- Moderate
- Intense
- Immersive
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- General badass
- Mysterious
- Character-driven
- Outcast/loner
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Reluctant hero
- Dramatic
- Tense
- Elemental metal magic
- Sea and land cultures clash
- Identity crisis at its core
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Book details
- Length
- 497 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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