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- Content warnings: Death of a parent, Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Trauma, Anxiety, Manipulation, Forced marriage, Blood, PTSD, Sexual content
The Wicked and the Damned
by Rebecca Robinson
Book 2 in Dark Inheritance Trilogy
The middle-book separation that earns every reunion scene and turns political intrigue into a love language.
goodreads 4.13/5 3,803 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 2 ratings
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Length416 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
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)
- High
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
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- Morally gray x morally gray
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Tension finally satisfied
- Warrior/fighter
- Obsessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- Addictive read
- Protective love interest
- Only one who understands them
- Tension / anticipation
- Obsessed
- Possessive/protective
- Longing glances
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Arranged marriage
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
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- Castle / fortress
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Humans only
- Fated mates
- Marriage of convenience
- Forbidden love
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- Mental health rep
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- Tense
- Intense
- Witch/mage
- Anxiety rep
- Immersive
- Ambitious schemer
- Yearning
- Dramatic
- Damaged survivor
- Character-driven
- Dangerous
- Angsty
- Political intrigue
- War of succession
- Cliffhanger warning
- Morally complex
- Betrayal and forgiveness
- Court of shadows
- The long game
- Cursed bloodline
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Book details
- Length
- 416 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book