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Witch Wood: Authorised Edition

John Buchan
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historical fiction historical romance with religious and supernatural elements past tense third limited POV ~472 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic gothic solemn

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count118,037
Page count~472 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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