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- Content warnings: Violence, Graphic violence, Gore, Body horror, Death, Grief, Racism/bigotry, Chronic illness, Trauma, Generational trauma, Manipulation, Suicide attempt, Drug use
When Among Crows
by Veronica Roth
Book 1 in Curse Bearer
Slavic folklore meets Chicago in a fierce novella about cursed creatures, found family, and the cost of survival.
goodreads 3.72/5 27,801 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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Length176 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Sweet / tender
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- M/M
- Slow burn
- Low
- Sweet / tender
- Earned hope
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Forbidden love
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Beautiful grief
- Anti-hero
- Betrayal to trust
- Tension / anticipation focus
- The angst delivered
- Reluctant hero
- Hurt/comfort
- Slow burn with late spice
- Only one who understands them
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Forced alliance
- Big city / metropolis
- Demons
- Reluctant allies
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
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- Enemies to lovers
- Vampires
- Monsters
- Found family
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- Medium
- Survivor
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- BIPOC MC
- Adventurous
- Atmospheric
- Queer
- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Intense
- Bittersweet
- Raw
- Gritty
- Mythic
- Slavic folklore underworld
- Cursed bloodline
- Chicago supernatural noir
- Monster hunters and monsters
- Pain as currency
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 176 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book