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The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
Hodkin, Michelle
young adult
supernatural psychological thriller
past tense
first POV
~382 pp
Vibe
psychological thriller
gothic
angsty
A young adult. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
90
externalintrospective
Ending
40
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
40%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 95,617 |
| Page count | ~382 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |