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- Content warnings: Grief, Death of loved one, Manipulation
Straw and Gold
by Chelsey Ann Tompkins
Book 1 in A Realm of Revelry
Rumpelstiltskin retelling with a fae princess who already knows how to spin straw into gold and a king who is hiding more than he should. Short, lush, surprising.
goodreads 4.26/5 309 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length212 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- The swoon
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- King / ruling monarch
- Established relationship
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
- Betrayal to trust
- Tension / anticipation
- Romantic fulfillment
- Morally gray
- Hurt/comfort
- Longing glances
- Earned hope
- Slow seduction
- Mine declarations
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Praise kink
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Fairytale retelling
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Marriage of convenience
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- Castle / fortress
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Humans only
- Arranged marriage
- Fae romance
- Forced proximity
- Fated mates
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Magical
- Lush
- Moderate
- Royalty
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- Romantic
- Lyrical
- Witch/mage
- Yearning
- Atmospheric
- Warm
- Swoony
- Bargain with consequences
- Fae courts and politics
- Sacrifice for love
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 212 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book