Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life 📖

Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life

Rachel Renée Russell
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contemporary fiction middle grade humor past tense first POV ~122 pp

Vibe

humorous teen angst chaotic

A propulsive contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, spare, direct prose. Plot-driven and action-forward. Contains notable romance, humor.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 20
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 95%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count30,519
Page count~122 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst