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If There Be Thorns

Virginia C Andrews
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psychological fiction gothic family drama past tense third limited POV ~473 pp
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A dark psychological fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. 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 90
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count118,221
Page count~473 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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