The Marriage Demand 📖

The Marriage Demand

Jordan, Penny
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contemporary fiction romantic drama past tense third limited POV ~177 pp

Vibe

tense angsty melancholic

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count44,286
Page count~177 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited