|
|
| Plot Summary of Absolutely Captivated |
|---|
"
Zebra, Jan 2004, 6.50, 384 pp.
ISBN: 0821775979
Los Angeles based accountant Travers Kineally wants to refuse the entreaty of the three dingbats who suddenly haunt him. However, though he can say no to the frantic females, he cannot deny his eleven year old son Kyle who persuades him that the quintet should journey to Las Vegas in order to help the nutty threesome regain whatever they seemingly misplaced.
Vegas based private investigator Zoe Sinclair figures she has seen it all in her century and half as a mage especially since becoming a sleuth. However, Zoe will soon learn she is a rookie when it comes to life's ironies. Her lesson is taught to her by her new clients, the three whacko Fates (Lachesis, Atropos, and Clitho) who have lost their enchanted status. To regain their former eminence the trio must locate a lost magical artifact. Protecting the three zanies from their millenniums of enemies is a full time job in of itself, but alas poor Zoe knows her fate and does not like it one iota though she finds the cynical Travers quite attractive. Now if she can only figure out a way to tell him what is really going on without scaring him off, she will be a very happy mage!
Harriet Klausner
"
Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
|
|
| Review Analysis of Absolutely Captivated |
|---|
|
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
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- two lovers coping with tough mission
Mental/magical powers focus
Yes
magical powers:
- clash between evenly matched magical power(s) (fantasy)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- long lived adults
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- magical being
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Earth setting:
- current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
|
|
|
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
1:25:25 PM
Jean M. Auel
12:32:16 PM
Livia Bitton-Jackson
11:27:55 PM
Deric Longden
3:41:34 AM
Mildred D. Taylor
12:30:06 AM
Dave Pelzer
1:03:36 AM
Mary Downing Hahn
8:19:22 PM
Anonymous
5:32:56 PM
Peter Abrahams
12:30:02 PM
Aline Countess of Romanones
9:56:28 PM
Suzanne Weyn
7:00:09 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
Lilian Jackson Braun
10:21:26 AM
Kate Brian
9:37:59 PM
Stephen Kinzer
8:12:14 PM
Silicon Valley
More message boards
|
