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To Snap a Silver Stem

by Sarah A. Parker

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Crystal Bloom #2
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll be utterly gutted by the intense character depths and hauntingly beautiful prose, leaving you dazed and desperate for the next book.

Synopsis

I want him to hurt. To bleed. I want him to snap, just like he snapped me. Once upon a time, my world was small and sheltered. Everything changed the moment I stepped over my Safety Line, barreling towards a coupling with a man I hardly know. He wants me. All of me. Dunked in a charged political pit, I must secure the ships needed to quell the spill of murderous beasts still flooding the continent. But one wrong move could spur the war I’ve worked so hard to avoid. I’ll wear the dress and the cupla and the shoes. I’ll do it all with a smile on my face. Because everyone's watching. He’s watching—hunting a fissure in my frosty shield, trying to scrape back the layers and see my ugly insides. He’s unyielding. Unguarded. Changed. Why is he looking now when I’ve got everything to hide? Secrets sprout, truths bloom, and more than one of us will snap. Crowned in the crippling weight of my mistakes, I must atone. Even if it costs me my life. Fear was my overlord. Now, it’s my prisoner. To Snap a Silver Stem is the explosive sequel of To Bleed a Crystal Bloom—a dark Rapunzel reimagining full of immersive imagery and breathtaking angst. A unique fantasy series perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout, guaranteed to grip you from the very first page.

At a Glance

3.84 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

captive romanceforced to marryarranged marriage

Mood

darkintenseemotionalbroodingatmospheric

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.84 ★

Page Count

538 pages

Published

2022

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Chelsea Stephens|Troy Duran

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood

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Spice Details 🌶️

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deathemotional abusegraphic violencekidnappingmurdertraumaviolencecaptivitydubious consentgriefwar

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