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Paradise Island

Sam Golbach; Colby Enterprises
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horror supernatural thriller past tense third limited POV ~290 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive uncanny melancholic

A horror. Expect rich worldbuilding, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count72,389
Page count~290 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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