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- Content warnings: Parental death, Murder, Death, Grief, Trauma, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Gore
The Temptation of Magic
by Megan Scott
Book 1 in Empyreal
A good pick when you want YA romantasy that feels sharper than pretty: forbidden attraction, mythological creatures, and a heroine trying not to become someone else's weapon.
goodreads 3.82/5 4,900 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 2 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length480 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Slow seduction
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
- Slow seduction
- Book hangover incoming
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- Assassin/spy
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Tension / anticipation
- The swoon
- Mysterious stranger
- Fated mates
- Sweet / tender
- Adrenaline rush
- Morally gray
- Push and pull
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Dark/tortured soul
- Love/hate tension
- Longing glances
- Eye contact intensity
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Ya romantasy
- Academy / campus
- Urban fantasy
- Shifters
- Enemies to lovers
- Manor house / estate
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- Paranormal
- Monsters
- Forced proximity
- Small town / village
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Other
- Academy / school
- Secret power
- Political intrigue
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Lush
- Moderate
- Reluctant chosen one
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- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Artist/creative
- Romantic
- Suspenseful
- Survivor
- Magical
- Character-driven
- Hunter
- Yearning
- Forbidden knowledge
- Enemies forced to ally
- Forbidden desire
- Page turner
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 480 pages
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book