A dark, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around forbidden love, murder mystery, faerie. 720 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
Dark. Romantic. Adventurous.
How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.
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Sweet (1/5) — hints of romance but nothing explicit.
Lady Midnight is book 1 in the The Dark Artifices series. Start here.
Readers who love dark and romantic stories with forbidden love and murder mystery. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.
A dark, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around forbidden love, murder mystery, faerie. 720 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
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