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If I Was Your Girl

Meredith Russo
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contemporary fiction coming of age past tense first POV ~254 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical intimate

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count63,473
Page count~254 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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