The Guardian 📖

The Guardian

Sparks, Nicholas
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thriller psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~551 pp

Vibe

tense psychological ominous

A thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 72
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count137,843
Page count~551 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited