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Cover of The Awakening

Spice Level

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Closed Door

Vibe Check

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

The Awakening

by Nora Roberts

The Dragon Heart Legacy #1

★★★★★★★★★★
4.17

Summary

In the realm of Talamh, a teenage warrior named Keegan emerges from a lake holding a sword—representing both power and the terrifying responsibility to protect the Fey. In another realm known as Philadelphia, a young woman has just discovered she possesses a treasure of her own…When Breen Kelly was a girl, her father would tell her stories of magical places. Now she’s an anxious twentysomething mired in student debt and working a job she hates. But one day she stumbles upon a shocking discovery: her mother has been hiding an investment account in her name. It has been funded by her long-lost father—and it’s worth nearly four million dollars.This newfound fortune would be life-changing for anyone. But little does Breen know that when she uses some of the money to journey to Ireland, it will unlock mysteries she couldn’t have imagined. Here, she will begin to understand why she kept seeing that silver-haired, elusive man, why she imagined his voice in her head saying Come home, Breen Siobhan. It’s time you came home. Why she dreamed of dragons. And where her true destiny lies—through a portal in Galway that takes her to a land of faeries and mermaids, to a man named Keegan, and to the courage in her own heart that will guide her through a powerful, dangerous destiny…

Tropes

Portal Fantasy / Found in Another WorldChosen OneHidden Powers / Late BloomerForbidden LoveFated Mates / Mate BondSlow BurnFound Family

Mood

AtmosphericFantasy EpicSlow & ImmersiveCharacter-DrivenFeel-Good
⚠️ Content Warnings›
GriefViolenceWarDeath

Representation

Heterosexual Romance

Spice Notes

Low steam; romance is secondary to the fantasy arc

Details

Pages435 pages
Year2020
POVThird Person - Multiple
PacingSlow-Medium
StructureSlow Burn Arc
BurnSlow Burn
Love Trianglefalse
FormatTrilogy
TimelineMonths
ViolenceModerate
Based onNot a Retelling
Adaptedno

Characters

Morally Grey✗
Strong Female Lead✓
Multi Protagonists✓
LGBTQ+ Romance✗

Setting

Celtic OtherworldMultiple RealmsAlternate World / Portal FantasyHigh Fantasy Kingdom

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★★★★★★★★★★
4.52
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