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Cilka’s Journey

Morris, Heather
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historical fiction survival drama past tense third limited POV ~413 pp
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resilient traumatic defiant

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 85%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count103,283
Page count~413 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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