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First Date

R L jr Sammy Yuen Stine
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thriller young adult thriller past tense third limited POV ~120 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense ominous melancholic

A dark thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 0
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count30,070
Page count~120 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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