Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Human trafficking, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Manipulation, Betrayal, Drug use, Abandonment
Traitor Witch
by Marie Mistry
Book 1 in The Deadwood
A masterclass in slow burn reverse harem with an assassin FMC hiding among pirates. The world-building is rich, the crew dynamics are addictive, and every love interest brings something different.
goodreads 4.25/5 5,132 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 2 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length377 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice3/5 · 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
- Why Choose / Reverse Harem
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow burn with late spice
- Book hangover incoming
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- Cursed
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Found family feels
- Vampire lord
- Fated mates
- Possessive / claiming style
- The angst delivered
- Feral/unhinged
- Protective love interest
- Emotional / loving
- Adrenaline rush
- Dark/tortured soul
- Possessive love interest
- Dominant / submissive
- Secretly soft
- Found family
- Tension
- Pirate captain
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Longing glances
- Protector
- He falls first
- Touch starvation
- Betrayal to trust
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Possessive/protective
- Dream sharing spice
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
- Dominance
- BDSM elements
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Reverse harem / why choose
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Vampires
- Coastal / island / beach
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- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
- Fae
- Hidden identity
- Shifters
- Forbidden love
- Mermaids/sirens
- Assassin romance
- Cursed love interest
- Forced alliance
- Secret power
Reading experience
- Mixed POV styles
- Dark
- Immersive
- Heavy
- High
- Assassin
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- Mysterious
- Witch/mage
- Adventurous
- Dramatic
- Morally gray
- Intense
- Witty
- General badass
- Angsty
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Magical
- Character-driven
- Deceptively deadly
- Dangerous
- Tense
- Pirate seas
- Page turner
- Dark and twisty
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Book details
- Length
- 377 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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