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The Wren in the Holly Library

by K.A. Linde

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·The Oak and Holly Cycle #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll get a satisfying enemies-to-lovers arc with possessive chemistry and a cliffhanger that leaves you eager for the next book.

Synopsis

Can you love the dark when you know what it hides? Some things aren’t supposed to exist outside of our imagination. Thirteen years ago, monsters emerged from the shadows and plunged Kierse’s world into a cataclysmic war of near-total destruction. The New York City she knew so well collapsed practically overnight. In the wake of that carnage, the Monster Treaty was created. A truce...of sorts. But tonight, Kierse―a gifted and fearless thief―will break that treaty. She’ll enter the Holly Library...not knowing it’s the home of a monster. He’s charming. Quietly alluring. Terrifying . But he knows talent when he sees it; it’s just a matter of finding her price. Now she’s locked into a dangerous bargain with a creature unlike any other. She’ll sacrifice her freedom. She’ll offer her skills. Together, they’ll put their own futures at risk. But he’s been playing a game across centuries―and once she joins in, there will be no escape...

At a Glance

3.77 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

beauty and the beastdark romanceforced proximity

Mood

mysteriousdarkatmosphericromantictense

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.77 ★

Page Count

400 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Stephanie Németh-Parker

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: con artist / thief sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

intense / passionate sign in to unlock

deathgorekidnappingmurdertraumaviolencebloodcaptivitydubious consentstalking

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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