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Tales of a Monstrous Heart

by Jennifer Delaney

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Tales of a Monstrous Heart #1

Why Read This?

You'll be left yearning and on edge, with a cliffhanger that demands the next book and a romance that delivers satisfying angst.

Synopsis

Be careful of the dark and those that call it friend. Katherine Woodrow is Fey, and all she wants is to graduate from the Institute of Magic. But when the prejudiced mortal council threaten her position at the institute, she is left with only one option: accept a Mage Partnership with the elusive Lord Blackthorn. Emrys Blackthorn is a riddle Kat is fearful of solving. The mysterious, cursed war hero with his stormy eyes and unpredictable ways leaves Kat with more questions than answers. What she does know is that she is irresistibly drawn to him . . . no matter how forbidden it might be. When a string of murders and fey disappearances herald the return of dark magic, Kat and Emrys are thrown into a world of ancient books that hide hideous monsters, dark fiends who play with nightmares and mortal men who wish nothing more than to see them both burn. But what haunts them both are secrets even ghosts dare not whisper, while insidious shadows lick their teeth and sharpen their claws, waiting for the moment that all tales will come to light - even the monstrous ones.

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

dark romanceforced proximityhidden identityblood feud romancesecret relationship

Mood

darkeeriesecretiveromanticangsty

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.61 ★

Page Count

468 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Hollie Hales

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

lushatmosphericbroodinglyrical

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Gothic romantasy drenched in forbidden love and eerie mystery, like wandering through a haunted estate at midnight with a slow-burn ache in your chest.

Characters

FMC Archetype

fey outcastsurvivormorally gray fmc

MMC Archetype

morally gray mmcdark/tortured soulbrooding prince

Relationship Dynamics

slow burnmutual piningtensionforbidden lovehurt/comfort

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 4

Spice Style

emotional / lovingintense / passionatedark / taboo style

Getting Steamy

None

Bringing the Heat

overstimulationBDSM elements
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World & Setting

World Type

gothichigh fantasy

Primary Setting

manor house / estateforest / wilderness

Fantasy Creatures

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

autumn

When & Where to Read

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