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- Content warnings: Captivity, Child abuse (referenced), Substance abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief
The Moonfire Bride
by Sylvia Mercedes
Book 1 in Of Candlelight and Shadows
Gorgeous Hades/Persephone retelling with yearning and mystery
goodreads 3.74/5 6,361 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length291 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Sensual
PacingMedium
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)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Sensual
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Cursed
- Fated mates
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The swoon
- Dark/tortured soul
- Grumpy sunshine
- Forbidden longing
- Tension finally satisfied
- Secretly soft
- Tension
- Fae prince
- Forbidden love
- Anticipation
- Only soft for them
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Forced proximity
- Arranged marriage
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- Captive romance
- Beauty and the beast
- Fairytale retelling
- Hidden identity
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- Reluctant heroine
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- Romantic
- Lyrical
- Survivor
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Seamstress / dressmaker
- Yearning
- Gothic
- Forbidden desire
- Page turner
- Psyche and Eros retelling
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Book details
- Length
- 291 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book