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- Content warnings: Anxiety, Mental illness, Misogyny, Substance abuse, Sexual assault (referenced), Trauma
An Archive of Romance
by Ava Reid
A gorgeously illustrated companion that deepens Effy and Preston's love story through diary entries, sketches, and annotated texts, giving fans the satisfying closure they craved.
goodreads 4.09/5 1,641 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length251 pages
Story statusCompleted
Spice1/5 · Closed door
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Closed door
- Romantic fulfillment
- Scholar/intellectual
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- Intellectual connection
- Closure
- Secretly soft
- Comfort reread material
- Cinnamon roll
Fantasy promise
- Young adult
- Dark academia romance
- Academy / campus
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Humans only
- Second chance
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- Cottage / cabin / homestead
- Gothic
- Library
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Romantic
- Lyrical
- Moderate
- Bookworm/scholar
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- Anxiety rep
- Nostalgic
- Atmospheric
- Artist/creative
- Depression rep
- Bittersweet
- Earnest
- Survivor
- Mental health rep
- Heartwarming
- Immersive
- Whimsical
- Poetic
- Dreamy
- Illustrated love letters
- Dark academia epilogue
- Literary ephemera
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Book details
- Length
- 251 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book