Mistakes Were Made 📖

Mistakes Were Made

Meryl Wilsner
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contemporary fiction erotic romance past tense third limited POV ~397 pp

Vibe

tense romantic angsty

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable romance, humor, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

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

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count99,368
Page count~397 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited