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- Content warnings: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of loved one, Death of a child, Fire, Grief, Infidelity, Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, War
Song of the Huntress
by Lucy Holland
The Wild Hunt myth gives it teeth; Herla and Æthel give it the ache. Go in for old magic, bad bargains, and a love story with mud on its boots.
goodreads 3.69/5 2,294 ratings
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Length448 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- F/F
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Beautiful grief
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- Star-crossed
- Tension / anticipation
- Thought-provoking
- Mutual pining
- Longing glances
- Earned hope
- Cultural difference
- Bound by honor
Fantasy promise
- Historical fantasy romance
- War front / rebellion
- Historical
- Spirits
- Star-crossed lovers
- Royal court / palace
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- Mythological
- Gods/deities
- Cursed love interest
- Underground / underworld
- Underworld / death realm
- Reapers
- Mythology retelling
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Sacrifice/martyrdom
- Immortal/mortal romance
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Slow
- Mythic
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- High
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- Warrior/fighter
- Sapphic
- Haunting
- Lush
- Queen / ruling monarch
- Bisexual MC
- Heartbreaking
- Poetic
- Curse-breaker
- Asexual / ace spectrum
- Atmospheric
- Queer
- Intense
- Somber
- Character-driven
- Yearning
- War-torn kingdom
- Bonds forged in war
- Political intrigue
- Gut punch ending
- Emotional devastation
- Morally complex
- Bargain with consequences
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Book details
- Length
- 448 pages
- Publisher
- Redhook
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book