Book guide
Starside
A blacksmith’s apprentice enters a deadly magical competition to take revenge on the gods who destroyed her family.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyTraining scenesFantasyDragon riderFantasyUnlikely alliesFantasyMythologyFantasyFound powerFantasyRevenge arcFantasyHidden identityFantasyQuestFantasyMagical artifactEpic FantasyUnlikely alliesEpic FantasyQuestEpic FantasyMagical artifactEpic FantasyWar storyRomanceEnemies to loversRomanceForced proximityRomanceForbidden romanceRomanceOne bedRomanceMarriage of convenience
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About Starside
In a world split between immortal, magic-rich Starside and struggling mortal Stormside, Aris is not born to power. She enters the king’s brutal Culling to become one of the challengers who can reach the gods, driven by revenge for her family’s death. When she claims a magic sword, she becomes both a serious contender and a target.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Medium
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Series
Starside · Book 1 of 2
Content warnings
- sexual content
- violence
- blood
- death
- gore
- murder
- fire/fire injury
- death of parent
- grief
- injury/injury detail
- child death
- torture
- sexual harassment
- attempted sexual assault
- war
- body horror
- misogyny
- physical abuse
- emotional abuse
