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SYK KELLY IS A DARK ROMANTASY WRITER WHOSE BOOKS REIMAGINE THE CLASSIC MYTHS AND STORIES WE ALL KNOW, BRINGING A DARK, SULTRY, EPIC,
ROMANTIC TWIST.

Cruel Kingdoms series: dark fairy tale retellings

Cruel Gods series: dark Greek mythology retellings

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Average rating: 4.47 · 352 ratings · 218 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sinister Desire (Cruel Kingdoms, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 100 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fateful Chance (Cruel Kingdoms, #2) 4.51 avg rating — 87 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Malicious Intentions (Cruel Kingdoms Book 3) 4.56 avg rating — 55 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bringer of Death (Cruel Gods Book 1) 4.40 avg rating — 56 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Betrayal (Cruel Kingdoms Book 4) 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tethered Vengeance (Cruel Kingdoms Book 5) 4.69 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bringer of Vengeance (Cruel Gods Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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S.Y.K. Kelly liked Samantha Miller's review of Bringer of Death (Cruel Gods Book 1): "LOVED this book and am now obsessed with trying to find more books with this vibe! I felt that the world was very unique and kept me guessing the whole time. I love Kore and can’t wait for book 2!"
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S.Y.K. Kelly and 1 other person liked Skyler Reel's review of Bringer of Death (Cruel Gods Book 1): "4.5/5 ⭐️ 2/5 🌶️ If you love Greek Mythology, dark and steamy romance then this is the book for you, this is a Persephone and Hades retellingWritten by the truly incredible SYK Kelly. SYK Kelly’s writing is amazing she truly is one of my favorite indie" Read more of this review »
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S.Y.K. Kelly and 1 other person liked Kelsey's review of Bringer of Death (Cruel Gods): "Once I started reading this I could not stop. Its a Hades and Persephone retelling and its amazing! If you like greek mythology and retellings then you will love this book. The details are well-written. The characters are amazing. I loved this book."
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