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When I read Victoria Schwab's "The Archived", little less than a week ago, I was absolutely enamored with the world she created. A world that was novel, in many ways, and used fantastical and supernatural elements, but laced them with themes as mundane as - growing up, falling in love, dealing with grief - and that is why I needed to return to this wonderful, albeit scary world, as soon as I could.

“Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell...”

In this sequel we find our protagonist, Mackenzie, dealing with post traumatic stress disorder. After saving the Archive, and deciding to keep the memories of that most dreadful and dangerous night, Mackenzie, is simply trying to hold on, all while she

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