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Plot Summary of Just Ella
"When Cynthiana Eleanora (Ella) goes to the forbidden ball and strikes Prince Charming as the most beautiful young woman there, and, because of the classic custom made glass slipper left on the palace steps, is whisked away to become his bride. Ella believes that she loves him at first, but then realizes that she never loved him at all! yet now she is trapped in the palace dungeon after trying to break up with the newly found Prince Boring and must go on a dangerous mission to escape! "
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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 18th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - late discovery that lover does bad
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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