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The Face

Stine, R L; Schmidt, Bill
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young adult psychological thriller past tense first POV ~112 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense horror psychological

A dark young adult. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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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 30
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count28,076
Page count~112 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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