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Gimme a Kiss

Christopher Pike
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young adult contemporary mystery thriller past tense third limited POV ~156 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense angsty vengeful

A dark young adult. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 75
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 65%
noneexplicit
Humor 35%
seriouscomedic
Romance 75%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count38,902
Page count~156 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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