More Happy Than Not 📖

More Happy Than Not

Adam Silvera
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contemporary fiction young adult literary fiction past tense first POV ~300 pp

Vibe

melancholic angsty urban

A propulsive and dark contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 65%
noneexplicit
Humor 45%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count75,075
Page count~300 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst