The Tale of the Body Thief
by Anne Rice
Dark Fantasy
Published 1992 Audience Adult Heat 🔥🔥🔥 Pacing Slow-burn Magic Soft
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Darkness Level 4 — Dark
Violence, trauma and morally harsh outcomes
Tropes
Immortal CharacterAnti-HeroQuestRevenge StoryPower at a CostHidden SocietyBlood Magic
Tone
Dark & SeriousMysteriousRomantic
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