Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Gore, Drug use, Addiction, Animal death, Child neglect, Captivity, War
West of Wicked
by Nikki St. Crowe
Book 1 in The Great and Terrible Land
Wizard of Oz with all the wrong people in the wrong roles, and you root for them anyway
goodreads 3.92/5 2,257 ratings
storykind_community 3/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length320 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
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
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
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- Morally gray
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Taboo / forbidden
- Cathartic release
- Anti-hero
- Predator x prey
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Tension finally satisfied
- Cursed
- Push and pull
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Possessive
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Fairytale retelling
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Villain gets the girl
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- Other
- Portal fantasy
- Monsters
- Forbidden love
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Hidden identity
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Reluctant chosen one
- MC 20-30
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- Seductive
- Runaway / on the run
- Dangerous
- Edgy
- Gothic
- Cinematic
- Mysterious
- Slow descent into darkness
- Cursed bloodline
- Bargain with consequences
- Morally complex
- Cliffhanger warning
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 320 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book