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A Reason for Being

Jordan, Penny
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contemporary fiction romantic drama past tense third limited POV ~202 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic tense angsty

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

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

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count50,625
Page count~202 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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