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Petals on the River
Woodiwiss, Kathleen E
historical fiction
colonial romance
past tense
third limited POV
~728 pp
Vibe
passionate
romantic
tense
A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
60
externalintrospective
Ending
70
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
70%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 181,970 |
| Page count | ~728 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |