12th of Never 📖

12th of Never

Patterson, James; Paetro, Maxine
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mystery cozy mystery with thriller elements past tense third limited POV ~288 pp

Vibe

tense gritty psychological

A propulsive mystery. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count71,950
Page count~288 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited