|
|
| Plot Summary of Tell Me Something Good |
|---|
"
Avon, May 2002, 5,99, 384 pp.
ISBN: 038081305X
Mrs. St. Denis and her grandson Noel, CEO of the Treme Corporation, hire Taylor Gallery to appraise the family art collection. Lyrissa Rideau, an assistant at Taylor, is especially pleased with the assignment because she has a personal interest. She believes that the ancestors of the St. Denis brood stole a valuable painting from her family. Lyrissa plans to get it back.
While checking into the St. Denis collection that is not fully catalogued and is spread among the extended family, Lyrissa finds Noel courting her though she rejects his advances. Noel is stunned, but he is beginning to believe in love at first sight, as he wants Lyrissa at his side. Overcoming unbelievable barriers, Noel and Lyrissa fall in love, but she wonders what will happen to their relationship when he learns how she manipulated the St. Denis and the prize she covets for her family.
Though the obstinate Lyrissa slows down the romance, her resolve enables the reader to better understand what motivates her. The story line engages the audience as the agendas of the secondary characters pop up whenever it seems as if the lead couple is taking a step closer to intimacy. Noel is a warm, compassionate person, perhaps a bit too perfect, as he patiently tries to get his beloved to see that they belong together. Lynn Emery furbishes a wonderful multicultural romance that emphasizes the depth of the female lead character's quandary between her heart and a lifetime of lessons about the ignoble thieving St. Denis brood.
Harriet Klausner
"
Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
|
|
| Review Analysis of Tell Me Something Good |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- after his/her money
Lovers are competitors
Yes
competing in
- search for treasure
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
17 FREE Sci-Fi Ebooks!
FREE "How to be happy" Ebook!
Funny Videos
Feedback
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Robert Segarra
6:30:44 PM
Peter Abrahams
12:30:02 PM
Deric Longden
6:11:47 AM
Aline Countess of Romanones
9:56:28 PM
Suzanne Weyn
7:00:09 PM
Mildred D. Taylor
3:15:40 PM
Kim Rich
3:01:03 AM
Graham Greene
2:05:45 AM
Bo Caldwell
8:30:53 PM
Diana Marcellas
2:58:23 PM
LaVyrle Spencer
3:22:21 PM
Robb White
4:21:44 PM
Anonymous
2:04:25 AM
Lilian Jackson Braun
10:21:26 AM
Kate Brian
9:37:59 PM
Stephen Kinzer
8:12:14 PM
Jane Rubino
8:44:19 AM
Shelby L. Stanton
2:31:40 AM
Mary Downing Hahn
5:59:51 PM
Ruth Minsky Sender
2:12:56 PM
Silicon Valley
More message boards
|
