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Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe

Rachel Renée Russell
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contemporary fiction middle grade contemporary romance past tense first POV ~93 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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dramatic chaotic teen angst

A propulsive contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, spare, direct prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance, humor.

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Prose density 15
sparsedense
Pacing 90
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count23,139
Page count~93 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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