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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Abuse, Terminal illness, Starvation
Tide of Darkness
by Amarah Calderini
Book 1 in Dark World Trilogy
A locked-down utopia, a cursed world beyond the wall, and one desperate crossing make this hit fast once Mirren and Shaw are forced into each other's orbit. Come for the dark magic and stay for the slow-burn tension that keeps choosing hope with a knife at its throat.
goodreads 4.15/5 407 ratings
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Length530 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice2/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Book hangover incoming
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- Morally gray
- Love/hate tension
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
- Warrior/fighter
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Adrenaline rush
- Grumpy protector
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Earned hope
- Found family
- Tension
- Damaged survivor
- Hurt/comfort
- Anticipation
- Touch her and die
- Longing glances
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Forest / wilderness
- Dystopian
- Humans only
- War front / rebellion
- Post-apocalyptic
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- Forced proximity
- Small town / village
- High fantasy
- Bunker / base / compound
- Secret power
- Prophecy-driven love
- Adventure romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Dark
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Innocent / sheltered
- Adventurous
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- Emotional
- Reluctant chosen one
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Tense
- Immersive
- Deceptively deadly
- Mysterious
- Romantic
- Character-driven
- Angsty
- Survival against impossible odds
- Battle of wills
- Chosen one burden
- Bonds forged in war
- Cliffhanger warning
- Series binge material
- Slow start explosive finish
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Book details
- Length
- 530 pages
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book