Ashes in the Wind 📖

Ashes in the Wind

Woodiwiss, Kathleen E
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historical fiction historical romance past tense third limited POV ~970 pp

Vibe

tense passionate gothic

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 70
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 75
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count242,621
Page count~970 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited