Point of Retreat A Novel 📖

Point of Retreat A Novel

Hoover Colleen
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contemporary fiction young adult romance past tense third limited POV ~293 pp

Vibe

melancholic romantic angsty

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 90
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count73,224
Page count~293 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited