Deep and Dark and Dangerous 📖

Deep and Dark and Dangerous

Mary Downing Hahn
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literary fiction supernatural mystery past tense third limited POV ~215 pp

Vibe

melancholic tense spooky

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 65
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count53,628
Page count~215 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited