Book profile
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Published
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 3.9 · 472 ratings
Reading order
Book 3 of 6 in Crowns of Nyaxia — see the full reading order →
Trope map
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Why these tropes fit
A captive queen grieving her lost family must ally with the vampire who betrayed her, trading deep distrust for a secret pact aimed at reclaiming her throne from rival noble houses and a scheming House of Blood. Their reluctant alliance grows into a devastating love set against blood-soaked tournaments, dark magic, and court intrigue, forcing the heroine to choose between seizing power through bloody means and surrendering to the romance that could undo her.
Evidence from the source
- Vampire Romance: “The Hunger Games meets vampires” source
- Betrayal: “the vampire who betrayed her” source
- Tournament: “In the wake of the bloody tournament known as the Kejari” source
- Captive Romance: “Oraya is now a prisoner in her own kingdom” source
- Revenge Plot: “seeking her revenge against the lover who betrayed her” source
- Sacrifice: “Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power” source
- Dark Romance: “heart-wrenching romance, dark magic and bloodthirsty intrigue” source
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