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Playing House
Balogh, Mary
historical fiction
regency romance
past tense
third limited POV
~84 pp
Vibe
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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Style Fingerprint
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
Content
Sexual content
20%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 21,008 |
| Page count | ~84 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |