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- Content warnings: Abuse, Parental abuse, Violence, Trauma, Death of loved one, Death of a parent, Racism/bigotry, Captivity, Manipulation
The Hanging City
by Charlie N. Holmberg
Human-troll forbidden romance in a city dangling from a bridge, with a fear-magic FMC who deserves to be loved
goodreads 3.94/5 16,388 ratings
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Length348 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Fade to black
- Earned hope
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- Scholar/intellectual
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Found family feels
- Warrior/fighter
- Class difference
- Sweet / tender
- Tension finally satisfied
- Secretly soft
- Cultural difference
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Comfort reread material
- Monster
- Mutual pining
- Tension
- Protective love interest
- Longing glances
- Found family
- Touch starvation
- First time/virgin romance
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Underground / underworld
- High fantasy
- Trolls
- Interspecies romance
- War front / rebellion
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- Post-apocalyptic
- Humans only
- Castle / fortress
- Dystopian
- Monsters
- Star-crossed lovers
- Survival romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Damaged survivor
- MC 20-30
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- Intense
- Immersive
- Outcast/loner
- Interracial romance
- Yearning
- Earnest
- Runaway / on the run
- Dramatic
- Warm
- Reluctant hero
- Hopeful
- Character-driven
- Dark
- Floating cities
- Survival against impossible odds
- Forbidden desire
- Underground rebellion
- War-torn kingdom
- Bonds forged in war
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Book details
- Length
- 348 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book