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- Content warnings: Captivity, Death, Dubious consent, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Trauma, Child abuse (referenced), Sexual content
Ruin
by Gillian Eliza West
Book 1 in The Infernis Duology
A Hades and Persephone retelling blended with Egyptian mythology that delivers devastating slow burn chemistry between a touch-starved heroine and a tortured god - the longing will wreck you in the best way.
goodreads 3.77/5 2,497 ratings
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Length388 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast
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
- High
- Intense / passionate
- The angst delivered
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Mutual pining
- Animalistic / primal
- Obsessed
- Morally gray
- Forbidden love
- Romantic / sweet
- Tension finally satisfied
- Possessive alpha
- Fated mates
- Dominant / submissive
- God/deity
- Touch starvation
- Grumpy sunshine
- Tension
- Touch her and die
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
- Teasing control
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Choking/breath play
- Possessive
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Captive romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Dark romance
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- Underground / underworld
- Mythological
- Demons
- Forced proximity
- War front / rebellion
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Blood feud romance
- Monsters
- Secret relationship
- Fairytale retelling
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- Medium
- Intense
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- Emotional
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Outcast/loner
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Sacrifice / chosen to die
- Angsty
- Seductive
- Hades and Persephone retelling
- Forbidden desire
- Morally complex
- Egyptian mythology inspired
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Book details
- Length
- 388 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book