Taken by the Laird 📖

Taken by the Laird

Maguire, Margo
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historical fiction romantic historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~367 pp

Vibe

passionate gothic romantic

A historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count91,676
Page count~367 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited