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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Betrayal, Captivity, Kidnapping, Blood, Alcohol use, War
Pathfinder's Way
by T.A. White
Book 1 in The Broken Lands
If you want fantasy where the woman knows the woods better than the warlord, and the romance brews while shes literally outsmarting him to stay alive - this is a binge starter.
goodreads 4.11/5 13,520 ratings
storykind_community 3.33/5 3 ratings
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Length396 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · 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
- Addictive read
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- War general / commander
- Love/hate tension
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Possessive alpha
- Captor/captive
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Power imbalance
- Slow burn with late spice
- Growth-focused
- Warrior/fighter
- Tension
- Possessive love interest
- Anticipation
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
- Possessive
- Claiming
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
- Military camp
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- Captive romance
- War front / rebellion
- Survival romance
- Forced alliance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Adventurous
- Immersive
- Moderate
- Survivor
- MC 20-30
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- Intense
- Atmospheric
- General badass
- Gritty
- Character-driven
- Adventurer
- Hunter
- Yearning
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dangerous
- Enemies forced to ally
- Survival against impossible odds
- War-torn kingdom
- Slow descent into darkness
- Betrayal and forgiveness
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 396 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book