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The Ideal Wife

Balogh, Mary
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historical fiction regency romance past tense third limited POV ~340 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

charming romantic whimsical

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable romance, humor, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 90
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count84,947
Page count~340 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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