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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Blood, Death, Trauma, Alcohol use
Monster of the Dagger Mountains
by Meredith Hart
Book 1 in Killers of the Towers
Monster romance where the monster is just a man wrecked by magic and a god-killing he cant take back - Kira walks in to hunt him and accidentally heals him instead.
goodreads 4.07/5 290 ratings
storykind_community 3/5 1 rating
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Length416 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
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
- Passionate / intense
- The swoon
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- Beast / monster
- Grumpy sunshine
- Rough / primal
- Tension finally satisfied
- Anti-hero
- Predator x prey
- Possessive / claiming
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Who did this to you
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The grovel delivered
- Cursed
- Hurt/comfort
- Tension / anticipation
- Addictive read
- Dark/tortured soul
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Wall pinning
- First time/virgin romance
- Monster romance elements
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Marking
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Size difference
Fantasy promise
- Monster romance
- Mountain / highlands
- High fantasy
- Monsters
- Antihero romance
- Forest / wilderness
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- Other
- Forced proximity
- Cottage / cabin / homestead
- Found family
- Captive romance
- Who hurt you
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Banter-heavy
- Moderate
- Sunshine/optimist
- MC 20-30
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- Intense
- Atmospheric
- Hunter
- Yearning
- Warm
- Warrior/fighter
- Swoony
- Emotional
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Character-driven
- Feral
- Forbidden desire
- Bargain with consequences
- Protect at all costs
- Morally complex
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 416 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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