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The Witch's Pet

by Kerri Andrews

🌶️🌶️mild·spoiler

Why Read This?

A gothic dark fairy tale with one of the slowest, most tension-filled slow burns you will find. Sitri and Pandora are trapped together, trading barbs and building chemistry that crackles off the page. The worldbuilding is rich with witches, daemons, and prophecies, and the banter alone is worth the read. Warning: ends on a cliffhanger.

Synopsis

They’re giving her to the Witch. Devil, monster, enemy of God. Shackled by the chains that lock around her head, Pandora has always been confined within the kingdom behind the Wall. The tales of what lay beyond were merely stories—dark fairy tales designed to keep them trapped there. But when those tales turn into her nightmare, she’s offered as a symbolic sacrifice, a final punishment for the darkness marring her soul. Pandora isn’t the only one being punished. Prince Sitri has no desire for a bride, least of all his enemy—garbed like a holy maiden from another century. Tasked with the burden of watching over this stubborn, naive outsider he takes the role of her reluctant protector. Locking her away in his chambers like an unwanted pet, he insists it’s the only way to keep her safe in a kingdom that would prefer to see all those who lack magic dead. Pandora fights to break free. Yet when strange new desires begin compelling her toward her captor instead of away, she knows his magic must be the culprit, manipulating her very will. Battling to retain control, she slowly works to unravel the mystery as to why she’s been sentenced a plot to humiliate him and tarnish his bloodline. But for every secret she uncovers, her own darkness grows harder to contain.

At a Glance

4.01 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️mild
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energyhigh

Top Tropes

arranged marriageforced proximityenemies to loversforbidden lovecaptive romance

Mood

gothicdarkyearningatmosphericseductive

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.01 ★

Page Count

516 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Format

N/A

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

gothicbanter-heavylushemotionalatmospheric

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

high

Vibes

dark fairy taleslowest slow burngothic castle captivitywitchy magic systemsarcastic banter through the pain

Characters

FMC Archetype

innocent / shelteredsnarky/sarcasticsurvivor

MMC Archetype

morally gray MMCdark/tortured soulsecretly softbrooding prince

Relationship Dynamics

enemies to loverslove/hate tensionbanterslow burnwho did this to youtouch her and dieonly soft for them

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 2

Spice Style

tension / anticipation focusslow burn with late spice

Getting Steamy

tensionanticipationeye contact intensityjaw holding / face cuppingpossessive/protectivelonging glancestouch starvation

Bringing the Heat

None
abusetorturemurdergoreanimal deathviolencegraphic violencecannibalismcaptivitycheating

World & Setting

World Type

high fantasygothic

Primary Setting

royal court / palaceprison / captivity

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

N/A

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

the angst deliveredferal brain activatedbook hangover incoming

Best Time of Year

anytime

When & Where to Read

rainy weekendcozy eveningat night

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