Not Here to Be Liked 📖

Not Here to Be Liked

Michelle Quach
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contemporary fiction young adult literary fiction past tense first POV ~345 pp

Vibe

angsty ironic suburban

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable romance, humor, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 50%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count86,170
Page count~345 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst