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Shifters Don't Eat Deep Dish: Urban Fantasy, Chicago Style

Name: Shifters Don't Eat Deep Dish: Urban Fantasy, Chicago Style
Brand: Jeffries Books
Rating: 4.1 (20 reviews)

First edition book, cozy magical restaurant meets city-wide werewolf adventure

Created by Jeffries Books · Launched Aug 24, 2026 · Closes Sep 10, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$708

Goal $500

Backers

20

2 data points

Funded

142%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

16 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 142% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 263% (46% below the category).

Early Momentum: 67 / 100 — strong potential. Project is in its first 13 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

2 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Aug 24, 2026Aug 25, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

late surge

Hit goal in 8 hours.

Late-surge pattern — momentum built up in the campaign's second half.

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EARLY MOMENTUM

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67/ 100

Strong potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch13h

Funded so far142%

% per hour11.32%

Backers20

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$8K

Predicted to fund 1557% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Fiction category average. This project has hit 142% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 263% (46% below the category).

Early Momentum: 67 / 100 — strong potential. Project is in its first 13 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

Compare against 148 other live Fiction projects →