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With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo
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contemporary fiction young adult literary fiction past tense first POV ~303 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

resilient heartfelt aspirational

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable romance, humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 55
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count75,639
Page count~303 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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