Blood Canticle
by Anne Rice
Dark FantasyMythic FantasyHorror Fantasy
Published 2003 Audience Adult Heat 🔥🔥🔥 Pacing Slow-burn Magic Soft
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Darkness Level 4 — Dark
Violence, trauma and morally harsh outcomes
Tropes
Immortal CharacterCursed CharacterForbidden RomanceFound FamilyAncient Evil AwakensHidden SocietyBlood MagicGothic Castle
Tone
Dark & SeriousMysteriousRomantic
Content Warnings
sexual-contentgraphic-violenceabusetorturesuicideaddictionpsychological-trauma
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