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- Content warnings: Emotional abuse, Parental abuse, Death, Grief, Generational trauma, Gaslighting, Violence, Child abuse (referenced), Fire, Bullying
An Arrow to the Moon
by Emily X.R. Pan
You'll experience a unique blend of magical realism and heartfelt emotion that connects family, love, and mystery in a satisfying narrative.
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length400 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5
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
- Beautiful grief
- Golden retriever
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- Star-crossed
- Expanded empathy
- Secretly soft
- Mutual pining
- The angst delivered
- Cursed
- He falls first
- Book hangover
Fantasy promise
- Young adult
- Fairytale retelling
- Small town / village
- Magical realism
- Humans only
- Academy / campus
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- Secret relationship
- First love
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Romantic
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Bookworm/scholar
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- Asian MC
- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Reluctant chosen one
- Asian love interest (LI)
- Dreamy
- Interracial romance
- Emotional
- Poetic
- Bittersweet
- Ethereal
- Melancholic
- Yearning
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 400 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book