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Plot Summary of Daughter of the Blood - Black Jewels Trilogy Book 1
"In the world of the Blood, a witch is dreams made flesh. The three strongest dreamers, dark and dangerous men, have waited for centuries for her to come so that they can serve in her court. But when they finally meet her, she is extraordinary, powerful, everything they had dreamed of--and she is a child, vulnerable to the forces that would seek to use her for their own purposes. These three men use their own powers and to protect her."
Ashareh, Resident Scholar

"Daemon Sadi, Lucivar, and Saetan prepare for the arrival of Witch, who will save their Realms from Dorothea SaDiablo and her cronies. Book One of the Black Jewels Trilogy."
Christine G., Resident Scholar

"The most powerful person ever to walk the planet is the young girl, Jaenelle. Three males try to protect her from the High Priestess, Dorothea, who systematically destroys all potential rivals. But two of the males are slaves, and the other is dead..."
Sarah B, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Daughter of the Blood - Black Jewels Trilogy Book 1
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
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
Age: - a kid
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can fly - can cast many different spells - healing
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - dictator
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Earth setting: - 18th century - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of touching personal anatomy - society controls main character's sexing - major character becomes a sex slave - descript. of private male anat. - rape/molest (yeech!)
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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