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Plot Summary of Honor's Splendour
"Madelyne is abducted from her home by Baron Duncan because of crimes commited by her evil brother aggainst his sister."
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Review Analysis of Honor's Splendour
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Plot
Time/era of story - Distant past/middle ages
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Captor, in love with Yes
If one lover chases another... - she chases after him

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
Sex makes him - more demanding
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - homemaker
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
effect of sexing - wild - demanding
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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