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The Kiss of Deception

Pearson, Mary E
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fantasy romantic fantasy past tense third limited POV ~449 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense romantic oppressive

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count112,133
Page count~449 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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