On Thin Ice 📖

On Thin Ice

Matt Christopher
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contemporary fiction middle grade fiction past tense third limited POV ~24 pp

Vibe

heartwarming friendship redemption

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, spare, direct prose. Plot-driven and action-forward. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable humor.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 25
sparsedense
Pacing 65
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 75
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 85
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count6,090
Page count~24 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited