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City of Ruin

by Charissa Weaks

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Witch Walker #2

Why Read This?

Raina and Alexus have undeniable chemistry that leaps off the page. The world of Tiressia expands beautifully with new magic, new allies, and higher stakes. A mute heroine who communicates through sign language and is anything but helpless -- her strength and vulnerability make every scene hit harder.

Synopsis

The night the Prince of the East razed her village, Raina Bloodgood’s life changed forever. Forced into someone else’s war—and into the arms of the Witch Collector, Alexus Thibault—Raina discovered that everything she believed was wrong, and that she was capable of far more than anyone imagined. Now, the Prince of the East has taken the Frost King as a pawn in his war against the Summerlands, causing Alexus’s life to hang in the balance. To thwart the prince’s endgame and prevent the Tiressian empire from returning to an age of gods, Raina, Alexus, and a band of Northlanders race against the sands of time to reach a mystical desert land where merciless assassins lurk around every corner. In the midst of tragedy, Raina and Alexus fight to stay together and alive, all while a nefarious presence follows them straight to the jeweled gates of the Summerland queen’s citadel—the City of Ruin. With much to fear, it’s the terror of a past she shouldn't remember that Raina cannot cast from her dreams. A past that's determined to find her. One way or another. City of Ruin is book two in a thrilling romantic fantasy series, perfect for fans of Naomi Novik, Sarah J. Maas, and Jennifer L. Armentrout.

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

enemies to loversforced proximityforced alliance

Mood

epicintenseromanticadventurousmagical

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.04 ★

Page Count

473 pages

Published

2022

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Multi-POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Meg Sylvan, Tim Campbell

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

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violencegraphic violencedeathmurdertraumawarcaptivityblood

World & Setting

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