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The Obsession

Roberts, Nora
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thriller psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~551 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense gritty psychological

A thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count137,762
Page count~551 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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