Outer Banks 📖

Outer Banks

Alyssa Sheinmel
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contemporary fiction young adult adventure past tense third limited POV ~264 pp

Vibe

tense adventurous angsty

A propulsive contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance, humor.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count66,077
Page count~264 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited