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Cursed

by Benedict Jacka

Alex can see danger coming—but not who’s holding the knife.

GenresFantasy
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyMorally greyFantasyPolitical intrigue
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About Cursed

Alex Verus’s life seems almost stable until a woman flees into his shop with an assassin behind her. Soon he is tangled in a plot to revive a forbidden ritual, surrounded by old enemies and uncertain allies whose motives may be lethal.

Reading signals

Spice
None
Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Fast

Series

Alex Verus · Book 2 of 12

Content warnings
  • sexual-assault
  • nonconsensual-sex
  • death
  • gun-violence
  • violence
  • fire-injury
  • injury-detail
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