Playing With Fire 📖

Playing With Fire

Pascal, Francine
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contemporary fiction young adult romance past tense third limited POV ~122 pp

Vibe

dramatic teen angst romantic tension

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count30,406
Page count~122 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited