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The Secret Pearl

Balogh, Mary
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historical fiction romantic drama past tense third limited POV ~544 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic passionate gothic

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count136,077
Page count~544 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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