Spice & Shadows Printable Reading Journal
A paper reading journal for dark romance, with room for tropes, spice, and every book you finish.
Secure checkout, payment, and instant delivery happen on Etsy.
- 10 pages
- US Letter and A4
- Print at home
- Personal use, with a PDF guide included
What's inside
Everything in one place.
Print only the pages you need, or the whole set. Every page is designed to print clean at home.
- Cover page with a spot for your name and year
- Yearly reading goals with a 100-book color-in tracker
- To be read list with spice level, priority, and a read checkbox
- Book review page with star, spice, and darkness ratings and a trope checklist
- Trope bingo with 24 dark romance tropes and a free space
- Series tracker for four series and up to ten books each
- Favorite characters with six cards and a saint-to-sinner scale
- Hard nos and content warnings checklist
- Monthly reading log with ratings, DNFs, book of the month, and hottest read
- Color-in bookshelf with 50 spines
How it works.
Three steps, and you can start with the page that is stressing you out the most.
- 01
Buy and download
Download both PDFs from your Purchases page. US Letter and A4 are included.
- 02
Print or go digital
Print at home, take the files to a print shop, or import them into a note-taking app on your tablet.
- 03
Read and rate
Print as many review pages as you like, one for every book you finish.
Good to know
The small print, in plain words.
No surprises. If something is unclear, message me on Etsy before you buy.
Before you buy
- This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.
- Only the cover is dark. Skip it or print it on cardstock if you want to save ink.
- Print at 100% or actual size for the best fit.
- Use the Letter file in the US and Canada, and the A4 file almost everywhere else.
- Heavier paper (24 to 32 lb) feels nicer and keeps marker from bleeding through.
- Colors may look slightly different depending on your screen and printer.
- Digital items are not refundable, but message me if anything is wrong with your files and I will make it right.
- For personal use only. Please do not resell, share, or distribute the files.
Questions
Before you add it to your cart.
What sizes are included?
Both US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4 (210 x 297 mm) are in your download.
How many pages is it?
Ten pages, including the cover.
Can I use it on my tablet?
Yes. Import the PDF into a note-taking app and write on the pages with a stylus.
Will it use a lot of ink?
Only the cover is dark. The inside pages are white with small plum and gold accents.
Still wondering something? Message me on Etsy.
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