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Style labels used: lush prose, poetic prose, lyrical, Fitzgerald-like, meticulous decadence, cinematic, immersive, slow pacing, heavy exposition, info-dense, trusts the reader, worldbuilding-heavy, character-driven, stylistic imitation, highly descriptive, allusive, dreamlike structure
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In a ruined, magic-blighted Paris, a fallen angel, an alchemist, and an outsider must solve murders before their House collapses.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · lyrical · poetic · rich description · dense worldbuilding · imagistic · slow pacing · repetitive phrasing · info-dense · immersive · fragmentary revelation · dialogue confusion · multi-layered
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1102
Five New Yorkers must unite as living embodiments of their city to protect New York from an ancient, interdimensional enemy.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · incisive prose · vivid imagery · heavy exposition · worldbuilding-heavy · lyrical · accessible prose · rhythmic · repetitive structure · episodic feel · comic-book-like · movie-like
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1177
On a sealed train crossing a magical wasteland, passengers chase secrets, safety, and trust as the route turns unstable.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · lyrical prose · descriptive prose · vivid imagery · slow pacing · metaphorical · multi-POV structure · worldbuilding-heavy · atmospheric writing · poetic writing
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1208
In a dying Earth, Essun’s search for her daughter collides with buried truths, shifting loyalties, and world-ending power.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · descriptive · cinematic · unconventional storytelling · dense exposition · complex worldbuilding · slow pacing · highly original · immersive · layered reveals · nonlinear structure · textbook-like info · atmospheric
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1210
When a sentient website crashes and swallows its users, a Newford circle of friends ventures into the otherworld to bring them back.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · poetic prose · lyrical · multi-character structure · fragmented structure · slow-paced · conversational dialogue · expository dialogue · complex worldbuilding · detail-rich · philosophical
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1217
A low-caste bee navigates a rigid hive society, uncovering secrets and challenging the rules that govern survival.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · descriptive · world-building heavy · lyrical · immersive · anthropomorphic · allegorical · episodic · slow burn · heightened language
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1225
An amnesiac woman rises from a volcano and crosses a brutal world, hunted by curse, men, and her lost past.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · poetic prose · baroque · flowery · evocative · dense · episodic structure · slow pacing · vivid description · allegorical · mythic · literary fantasy · digressive · detailed worldbuilding
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1252
A brilliant woman entering an elite mage order uncovers a world-shaking secret tied to magic, power, and oppression.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · readable prose · poetic prose · immersive writing · heavy exposition · info-dense · didactic · dialogue-heavy · slow start · intricate worldbuilding · scientific magic · academic jargon
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1270
A grieving alchemist and his runaway nephew chase a madmaking salamander across the nineteenth-century Northwest.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · vivid writing · lyrical prose · careful prose · descriptive writing · philosophical reflection · slow pacing · meandering · long chapters · introspective · atmospheric · dreamlike · dialogue-heavy · heavy exposition · allegorical · symbolic · genre-bending · surreal imagery
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1271
A Dutch marine biologist follows a deep-ocean anomaly from earthbound family trauma into a secretive, cosmic-scale mission.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · descriptive · slow pacing · lyrical introspection · philosophical · expository · scientific detailing · worldbuilding-heavy · ambiguous · elliptical · structure-forward · intellectually rigorous
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1275
Two royal enemies stranded on a barren moon must survive together, forcing a love that could reshape a galaxy.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · atmospheric writing · evocative · scenic · precise dialogue · literary · slow burn · character-driven · vivid descriptions · limited exposition · immersive world-building · fast-reading
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1307
Three dead teens return home to a magical bargain, only to confront the mystery of their deaths and a townwide supernatural crisis.
Why this is here
Style labels: lush prose · beautiful prose · lyrical prose · literary style · slow pacing · dense · meandering · stream-of-consciousness feel · chatty dialogue · idiosyncratic · atmospheric · fairy-tale-like · fable-like · multi-threaded · expository
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1324
