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My Contract With the Apothecary Monster, Volume 2
by Ino Manmaru
Book 2 in My Contract With the Apothecary Monster
The hook is the contract itself: wishes, lifespan, and a monster who wants devotion on his own impossible terms. Volume 2 makes the court sharper without losing the soft absurdity that keeps this from turning grim.
Goodreads 4.1/5 119 ratings
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Length194 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Escape
- Monster
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- Only one who understands them
- Sweet / tender
- Pure joy
- Mysterious stranger
- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Secretly soft
Fantasy promise
- Manga
- Contract/transactional romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Monsters
- Monster romance
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- Portal fantasy
- Magic bond
- Interspecies romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Slow
- Magical
- Whimsical
- Moderate
- Reluctant chosen one
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- Lighthearted
- Humorous
- Storyteller
- Romantic
- Character-driven
- Survivor
- Weird/quirky
- Bargain with consequences
- Chosen one burden
- Political intrigue
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 194 pages
- Publisher
- LoveLove
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book