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- Content warnings: Death of a parent, Grief, Generational trauma, Childhood trauma, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Substance abuse, Child death, Death, Alcohol use, Violence
A Million Junes
by Emily Henry
Emily Henry before the beach-read era is grief, ghosts, family curses, and star-crossed YA yearning. Weird little career jump, honestly charming.
goodreads 3.8/5 40,635 ratings
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Length400 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Cathartic release
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Star-crossed
- Sweet / tender
- Beautiful grief
- Grumpy protector
- Enemies to lovers
- Closure
- Earned hope
Fantasy promise
- Young adult
- Blood feud romance
- Small town / village
- Magical realism
- Ghosts
- Cursed love interest
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- Forest / wilderness
- Spirits
- Homecoming / small town return
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Melancholic
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Outcast/loner
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- Magical
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Mysterious
- Introspective
- Bittersweet
- Poetic
- Emotional
- Nostalgic
- Star-crossed lovers
- Forbidden knowledge
- Emotional devastation
- Will make you cry
- Comfort read vibes
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Book details
- Length
- 400 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book