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Playing House

Balogh, Mary
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historical fiction regency romance past tense third limited POV ~84 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic romantic regretful

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count21,008
Page count~84 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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