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Plot Summary of Nicola and the Viscount
"Nicola is a sixteen-year-old orphan in Regency London. She thinks she is sure of who she wants to marry: the handsome Sebastian Bartholomew, a viscount. When he proposes, it's a dream come true, until her best friend's older brother causes her to doubt her feelings and Sebastian's motives."
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Nicola and the Viscount
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Plot
Time/era of story - Regency era
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one woman-two men

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat 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 - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - unemployed
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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