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Holding the Dream

Roberts, Nora
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contemporary fiction women's fiction past tense third limited POV ~414 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense romantic redemptive

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 72
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 35
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 65
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 85%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count103,572
Page count~414 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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