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The Heartbreak Show

by Jesikah Sundin

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Bound by Ravens #3

Why Read This?

A breathtakingly tender fae romantasy that blends Irish mythology, Victorian glamour, and laugh-out-loud humor with genuine emotional depth. Cian and Glenna have electric chemistry, and the exploration of identity, androgyny, and found family is woven in naturally — never heavy-handed. Equal parts swoon and substance.

Synopsis

THE HEARTBREAK SHOW is a continuation of THE NIGHT MARKET (read first) with major spoilers for BOUND BY RAVENS. This is not a standalone that can be read on its own. A demi-mortal with a divine secret A Raven shifter determined to a win a bet And a quest that changes everything Not all heroes wear armor, I was told when younger. Not even the warrior god whose namesake I chose at thirteen when my sister and I ran away. A warrior god who left his known world . . . in a dress. But, darlin’, life is far more complicated than a faerie tale. Especially when you discover you are one . Aye, shocked me too. And very little surprises me. I focus, however, on winning a ridiculous bet made with the gorgeous Gent of Fem, the girl I love, in a bawdy coin beggar’s show for our tribe. But when my meddling great-aunt appears to me in the woods, I can no longer ignore my secrets. So now, like the heroes of old, I’m on an absurd quest to reclaim an even more laughable birthright. A heist that not only forces me to accept my darkness as well as my light, but one that also forces me to face two of my greatest fears. A broken heart . . . and Seren. THE HEARTBREAK SHOW is a new adult fae romantic fantasy set in the Bound by Ravens world and perfect for fans flirty rivals-to-lovers romance, cozy but with high stakes, cozy-ish, chosen mates, fantasy romcom, witty banter, touch him and die, feral for him, glamourous Victorian fashion, Irish mythology, a dash of slice-of-life, fluffy raccoons, chaos and whimsy, and smutty innuendos.

At a Glance

4.19 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingMIXED
Romance Pacingmedium burn

Top Tropes

rivals to loverschosen matesfated mates

Mood

whimsicalflirtyromanticemotionally tenderfun

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.19 ★

Page Count

291 pages

Published

2024

Primary Genre

Fantasy Romance

Pairing

MIXED

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Duet Narration

Narrator

Stewart Crank and Kirsty Geddes

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: the fierce baker who keeps things grounded sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

Open door with two on-page sex scenes. Romantically driven intimacy that feels organic to the characters. Steams up significantly from earlier books in the series. sign in to unlock

child abuse references (off-pagedomestic violence references (off-pagetransgender trauma exploration (brieffae servitude and slavery themesmild fantasy violence and goremild)homophobic and transphobic comments (on-page)colonialism themesswearing (Irish slang)

World & Setting

fae realm / faerie courts sign in to unlock

Reading Context

A beautiful love story that earns every tender moment. The romance between Cian and Glenna is breathtakingly intimate and their HEA feels well-deserved. sign in to unlock

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