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- Content warnings: Death, Racism/bigotry, Blood, Sexism, Murder, Grief, Parental death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Classism
Letters from the Last Apothecary
by Bita Behzadi
Book 1 in Tressport Magic
A cozy apothecary romance with real ache under the glass bottles: anonymous letters, rival scholars, and a shop trying to survive a city that would rather grind magic down.
goodreads 3.76/5 577 ratings
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Length368 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
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Scholar/intellectual
- Grumpy sunshine
- Sweet / tender
- Earned hope
- Grumpy protector
- Slow seduction
- The swoon
- Secretly soft
- Intellectual connection
- Tension / anticipation
- Love/hate tension
- Longing glances
- Mutual pining
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Historical fantasy romance
- Workplace romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Historical
- Humans only
- Workplace / office
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- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Steampunk / gaslamp
- Hidden identity
- Forced proximity
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Slow
- Magical
- Warm
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Bookworm/scholar
- BIPOC MC
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Apothecary
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Mysterious
- Character-driven
- Hopeful
- Earnest
- Lighthearted
- Comfort read vibes
- Cottagecore
- Forbidden knowledge
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Book details
- Length
- 368 pages
- Publisher
- Hay House LLC
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book