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Cover of A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly

Spice Level

🌢🌢🌢🌢🌢
Kiss & Fade

Vibe Check

Spice
SweetExplicit
Emotional Depth
LightGut-Punch
Pacing
Very SlowRelentless
Darkness
CozyVery Dark
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RomantasyPolitical Fantasy

A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly

by Sophia St. Germain

Compelling Fates Saga #1

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4.00

Summary

Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything.Literally.Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service.Five years later, she’s living amongst humans in Ellow and has created a life for herselfβ€”as much as she can with the king’s promise to call in his debt looming over her.When he finally comes to collect, she is made to infiltrate the human elections to determine whether the current regent is involved in the strange things happening in the land of Fae.With the promise of freedom from the king’s claws, Elessia is determined to see it through. Liberty is within reach as long as she can keep the lethal Fae guard watching over her from eliminating her before she unearths the information the king seeks.But as she grows closer to the brooding human regent and secrets begin to unravel, Elessia realizes greater forces may be at play.And she might stand before the choice between her own freedom and that of a nation.

Tropes

Love TriangleSecret IdentityHidden Powers / Late BloomerPolitical IntrigueForbidden LoveSlow BurnEnemies to LoversForced Proximity

Mood

AddictiveAngstyWorld-Building HeavyDarkAtmospheric
⚠️ Content Warningsβ€Ί
Captivity / ImprisonmentViolenceTrauma

Representation

Heterosexual Romance

Spice Notes

Moderate heat; romantic tension; no explicit details

Details

Pages476 pages
Year2024
POVFirst Person - Single
PacingMedium-Fast
StructureLove Triangle
BurnSlow Burn
Love Triangletrue
FormatSeries β€” Ongoing
TimelineMonths
ViolenceModerate
Based onNot a Retelling
Adaptedno

Characters

Morally Greyβœ“
Strong Female Leadβœ“
Multi Protagonistsβœ—
LGBTQ+ Romanceβœ—

Setting

Fae Courts / Faerie RealmHidden Magic in a Modern CityHigh Fantasy KingdomRoyal Court

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