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Darkest Hour

Andrews, V C
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literary fiction Southern Gothic family drama past tense first POV ~467 pp
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oppressive gothic devastating

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count116,814
Page count~467 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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