Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Violence, Kidnapping, Captivity, Blood, War, Death, Torture, Murder, Manipulation, Drugging
The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating - and Other War Crimes
by Tiffany Hunt
Book 1 in Guides to Villainy and Love
A villain who proudly stays the villain and a heroine who out-negotiates him. Hilarious, sexy, zero redemption-by-love nonsense.
goodreads 4.01/5 15,683 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 3 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length532 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Dirty talk heavy
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Captor/captive
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- Medium
- Dirty talk heavy
- Addictive read
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- Villain
- Love/hate tension
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Morally gray
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Playful / funny
- Tension finally satisfied
- Anti-hero
- Banter
- Passionate / intense
- Obsessed
- Possessive alpha
- He falls first
- Mine declarations
- Feral brain activated
- Possessive love interest
- Pinning hands above head
- Praise kink
- Possessive/protective
- Wall pinning
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Alphahole dynamics
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forced to marry
- Castle / fortress
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Kidnapped by the hero
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- Royal court / palace
- Captive romance
- Marriage of convenience
- Touch her and die
- Forced proximity
- Only one bed
- Villain gets the girl
- Dark romance
- Antihero romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Humorous
- Witty
- Moderate
- Snarky/sarcastic
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- MC 20-30
- Dark
- Banter-heavy
- Deceptively deadly
- Playful
- Sharp
- Survivor
- Spicy
- Fast-paced
- Chaotic
- Unhinged
- Forbidden desire
- Battle of wills
- Bargain with consequences
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 532 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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