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The Curse of Broken Shadows

by Laura Winter

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Smoke and Shadow #1

Why Read This?

The worldbuilding is rich without being overwhelming, Brela is a chaotic assassin you can't help but root for, and the enemies-to-lovers arc between her and Cason earns every beat. The found family dynamics elevate it beyond a standard fantasy romance, and that cliffhanger will have you grabbing Book 2 immediately.

Synopsis

E se de repente você se visse apaixonada por uma garota que mora a 1276 quilômetros de distância? Certo, eu sei, muita gente se apaixona a distância. Mas e se você fosse princesa da Noruega? Analice Ingrid Alexandra é princesa da Noruega e herdeira ao trono. Na tentativa de fugir de sua realidade ela decidiu criar uma pessoa completamente diferente na internet, ela só não esperava conhecer o que ela diria ser o amor de sua vida, Maya Cadron. Em um breve conto descobriremos se Analice vai desenrolar essa paixão ou fugir de sua realidade como é de seu costume.

At a Glance

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

Top Tropes

enemies to loversforced proximityfound family

Mood

darkintenseepicromanticadventurous

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

2.93 ★

Page Count

19 pages

Published

2021

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Unabridged

Narrator

Michelle Ochitwa

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: chaotic assassin sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

Tension-heavy build with explicit open-door scenes. Chemistry simmers through banter and combat before boiling over. sign in to unlock

mentions of rape and sexual assaultphysical and emotional child abuse (mentioned)violence and goretorturePTSD and traumadeath of a parentmurderkidnappinggrief and lossgenocidefireStockholm syndromesexismabandonment

World & Setting

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Reading Context

The slow-burn enemies-to-lovers arc delivers intense emotional payoff as both characters lower their walls, but the cliffhanger ending means full resolution comes later in the series. sign in to unlock

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