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When the Moon was Ours

Anna-Marie McLemore
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~305 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical oppressive

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 82
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 75
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 65%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 25%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count76,152
Page count~305 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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