A Gathering of Shadows 📖

A Gathering of Shadows

V. E. Schwab
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fantasy urban fantasy past tense third limited POV ~551 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

tense oppressive romantic

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 65
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 35
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 92
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 88
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 65%
noneexplicit
Humor 45%
seriouscomedic
Romance 85%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count137,679
Page count~551 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited