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Tarnished Gold

Andrews, Virginia C
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense first POV ~440 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic oppressive haunting

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. 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 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 80%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count110,016
Page count~440 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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