Tithe 📖

Tithe

Holly Black
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fantasy urban fantasy past tense third limited POV ~268 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

darkly whimsical gothic oppressive

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 35%
seriouscomedic
Romance 75%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count66,996
Page count~268 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited