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- Content warnings: Violence, Weapon play (CW), Sexual content, Blood, Injury detail, Alcohol use
Nemesis Mine
by Amy Archer
The fake-nemesis setup is ridiculous in the exact right way. Come for the villain-branding scam; stay for the hero who sees the softness Cyrus keeps trying to weaponize.
goodreads 3.97/5 609 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length432 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice3/5 · Playful / funny
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Rivals to lovers
- M/M
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Playful / funny
- Feel-good
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- Sunshine hero
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
- Golden retriever
- Black cat x golden retriever
- Sweet / tender
- Pure joy
- Rival / competitor
- Banter
- Tension / anticipation
- Escape
- Secretly soft
- Only soft for them
- Vanilla with emotion
- The swoon
- Playful banter
- Tension
- Longing glances
- Eye contact intensity
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Enemies to lovers
- Small town / village
- High fantasy
- Other
- Big city / metropolis
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- Fake dating
- Secret relationship
- Adventure romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Fast
- Humorous
- Light
- Low
- Villain protagonist
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- Gay
- Heartwarming
- Witty
- Artist/creative
- Queer
- Playful
- Lighthearted
- Romantic
- Warm
- Cozy
- Character-driven
- Enemies forced to ally
- Battle of wills
- Comfort read vibes
- Page turner
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 432 pages
- Publisher
- Harper Voyager
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book