The Diamond of Darkhold 📖

The Diamond of Darkhold

DuPrau, Jeanne
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young adult science fiction past tense third limited POV ~253 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

adventurous mysterious optimistic

A young adult. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 75
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count63,345
Page count~253 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited