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A morbid taste for bones

Peters, Ellis
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historical fiction medieval mystery past tense third limited POV ~283 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

atmospheric medieval gothic

A historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count70,660
Page count~283 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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