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- Content warnings: Death, Grief, Bipolar disorder, Alcohol use, Violence
Persephone's Curse
by Katrina Leno
Little Women gets an Underworld door and a ghost boy the sisters would wreck the world to keep. Their loyalty gets messy fast, and the ending goes straight for the soft tissue.
goodreads 3.69/5 1,238 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length336 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice0/5
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Friends to lovers
- Mixed
- Medium burn
- None
- Beautiful grief
- Cinnamon roll
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- Forbidden love
- Earned hope
- Protector
- Growth-focused
- Closure
Fantasy promise
- Ya urban fantasy
- Mythology retelling
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Ghosts
- Contemporary
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- Gods/deities
- Mythological
- Haunted house romance
- Underworld / death realm
- Sacrifice/martyrdom
Reading experience
- First person
- Slow
- Eerie
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Low
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- Soft/gentle
- Sapphic
- Magical
- Atmospheric
- Reluctant hero
- Mental health rep
- Whimsical
- Character-driven
- Teen MC (under 20)
- Introspective
- Melancholic
- Poetic
- Bittersweet
- Hopeful
- Gothic
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 336 pages
- Publisher
- Wednesday Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book