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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Captivity, Death, Genocide, Grief, Imprisonment, Murder, Trauma, War, Gore, Torture, Drug use, Kidnapping, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Death of a parent
Thorn Season
by Kiera Azar
Book 1 in Thorn Season
You'll be hooked by addictive plotting and complex character dynamics that leave you desperate for the next book.
goodreads 3.99/5 6,224 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 2 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length464 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Mutual pining
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Addictive read
- Morally gray
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- Forbidden love
- Obsessed
- Brooding prince
- The angst delivered
- Dark/tortured soul
- Enemies to lovers
- Adrenaline rush
- Mysterious stranger
- Push and pull
Fantasy promise
- Ya romantasy
- Hidden identity
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Secret heir/royalty
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- Academy / campus
- Games/trials romance
- Competition romance
- Dark academia romance
- Hidden past revealed
- Love triangle
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Mysterious
- Sharp
- Heavy
- Reluctant chosen one
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- Tense
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Dark
- Immersive
- Suspenseful
- Cinematic
- Deceptively deadly
- Angsty
- Lush
- Epic
- Intense
- Deadly trials
- Tournament arc
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 464 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book