The Lying Game 📖

The Lying Game

Shepard, Sara
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thriller young adult mystery thriller mixed tense third limited POV ~258 pp

Vibe

tense paranoid manic

A thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 70
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count64,428
Page count~258 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensemixed
Cast & World
POVthird limited