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Gods Beneath the Ice

by Alexandra Kennington

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Blood & Souls Duology #2

Why Read This?

You'll experience a cathartic release of emotional tension and a swoonworthy romance that makes the heartache worth it.

Synopsis

Heartbroken and grappling with unwanted powers, Revna must work with the person she swore to forget if she's to lead her people and unravel the secrets behind her new magic in this page-turning conclusion to the Blood & Souls duology. Revna knew ruling would be difficult, but she never anticipated ruling with a newfound Lurae. The godtouched fear her, the godforsaken don't trust her, and her best friend doesn't know the truth she's been hiding. When the war-ending treaty is signed, Revna will reveal her secrets and finally put the Hellbringer behind her. Except the Kryllian Queen refuses to sign the treaty when she discovers how volatile Revna's bloodsinging is. Desperate for any alliance, Revna begrudgingly agrees to the Queen's if Revna can learn to control her magic in three weeks, negotiations will resume. But there's a catch - the queen's general will be the one training her. Revna will work with the Hellbringer once more, but she won't make it easy. But when the general reveals that the dead are unable to pass on, they realize there's more at stake than their tangled relationship. Ancient, powerful secrets tie the realm - and Revna and the Hellbringer - together, and their only hope of lasting peace is to unweave them.

At a Glance

4.11 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

forced proximitysecond chancedark romancefated mateshidden past revealed

Mood

darkromanticangstyintenseatmospheric

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.11 ★

Page Count

464 pages

Published

2026

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Unknown Narrator

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

rawatmosphericemotionalimmersive

Story Pacing

fast

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Wintry dark fantasy with devastating angst and a simmering enemies-to-lovers romance that feels like walking through a frozen forest at midnight.

Characters

FMC Archetype

reluctant chosen onemorally gray fmcsurvivor

MMC Archetype

morally gray mmcdark/tortured soulbrooding prince

Relationship Dynamics

fated matesmutual piningtensionenemies to loversslow burn

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 4

Spice Style

emotional / lovingintense / passionatedark / taboo style

Getting Steamy

None

Bringing the Heat

overstimulationmind breakBDSM elements
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World & Setting

World Type

high fantasymythological

Primary Setting

winter / arctic regionsroyal court / palacewar front / rebellion

Fantasy Creatures

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

winter

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