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If We Were Villains

L Rio M
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literary fiction psychological drama past tense first POV ~435 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive volatile melancholic

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count108,682
Page count~435 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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