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Prince of the Sorrows

by Kellen Graves

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Rowan Blood #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll get a gripping slow-burn romance with atmospheric worldbuilding that leaves you desperate for the next book.

Synopsis

Without an academic endorsement to make him valuable to the high fey, Saffron will be sent back through the veil to the human world. The place he was traded from as a changeling-baby, and a place he is terrified of. And while getting an endorsement shouldn't be impossible, it's hindered by the fact his literacy is self-taught, using books stolen off of Morrígan Academy's campus of high fey students. When mistaken identity leads to Saffron learning the true name of brooding, self-centered, high fey Prince Cylvan, what begins as a risk of losing his life (or his tongue) becomes an opportunity to earn the future he wants. In exchange for an endorsement, he and Cylvan form a geis where Saffron agrees to find a spell to strip power from Cylvan's true name. While Prince Cylvan doesn't know Saffron can barely read, Saffron is determined to meet his end of the deal in order to remain in Alfidel—or, maybe, just to remain by Cylvan's side, as affections grow stronger every night they spend alone in the library together. But as other human servants soon fall victim to a beast known only as “the wolf”, Saffron realizes he has embroiled himself in a manipulative reach for power like he never anticipated—and even Prince Cylvan cannot be trusted. Between the wolf, uncovering forbidden magic, and his growing feelings for the prince, Saffron will have to decide which is most important to him—his endorsement, the lives of his friends, or the prince’s life and wellbeing. Prince of the Sorrows is a queer fantasy romance for New Adults.

At a Glance

3.96 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/M
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

hidden identitymagic bondbully romance

Mood

mysteriousintensedarkatmosphericromantic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.96 ★

Page Count

393 pages

Published

2022

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/M

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Christian Leatherman

Narrator Count

Single

Narration Style

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

MMC: hidden royalty sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

emotional / loving sign in to unlock

abuseemotional abusetorturetraumaviolencebullyingcaptivitydrugging

World & Setting

fae realm / faerie courts sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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