Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Blood, Captivity, Death, Dubious consent, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Trauma, Violence, War, Torture, Gore, Attempted sexual assault
Of Ice and Villains
by Veronica Lancet
Book 1 in House of Cryos
A neurotic serial killer with OCD hires his intended victim as a maid and slowly unravels. The MMC-only POV is brilliantly written, the humor is pitch-black, and the mythology involving gods and demons is genuinely surprising.
goodreads 3.86/5 1,250 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length574 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Mutual pining
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Slow burn with late spice
- The angst delivered
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- Villain
- Enemies to lovers
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Obsessed
- Anti-hero
- Possessive/protective
- Addictive read
- Feral/unhinged
- Fated mates
- Tension
- Feral brain activated
- Morally gray
- Obsessive love interest
- Anticipation
- Only one who understands them
- Mine declarations
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Scent kink
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Captive romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Manor house / estate
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- Mythological
- Demons
- Forced proximity
- Monsters
- Villain gets the girl
- Stalker romance
- Soulmate/destined bond
- Monster romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- Medium
- Innocent / sheltered
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- Neurodivergent MC
- Intense
- Edgy
- Survivor
- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Brooding
- Sharp
- Unhinged
- Chaotic
- Thrilling
- Morally complex
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 574 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book