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Rivals

Cooper, Jilly
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contemporary fiction satirical comedy of manners past tense third limited POV ~869 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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satirical corrupt melodramatic

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 80%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count217,283
Page count~869 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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