When the Lion Feeds 📖

When the Lion Feeds

Smith, Wilbur
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historical fiction colonial adventure past tense third limited POV ~638 pp

Vibe

gritty masculine melancholic

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count159,448
Page count~638 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited