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| Plot Summary of Wild Star |
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"Brent Hammond was a distrustful, cynical guy but he couldn't help falling in love at first sight with Byrony DeWitt, soon to marry Ira Butler, a man many years her senior. It further irked him to know she was just another Laurel (his vile stepmother). At every opportunity, he would ridicule and insult her but he couldn't stem his longing for her. Byrony was in fact an innocent, who enter a farce of a marriage to avoid the punishing hands of her hateful father. The child society thought was her daughter actually was Irene's, Ira's stepsister. One night, sick with influenza, she found Ira in bed with Irene. Panic, she went to Brent, trusting him instinctively.
Brent was stunned finding Byrony sprawled in the mud, out in the cold, rainy night. He took her back to his place and sent for Saint (a doctor and friend) to nurse her. Byrony recovered but remained tight-lipped about the events of the night. She confronted Ira but Irene who saw the softening in her lover, took matters into her hands. She poisoned Byrony's food that left her drifting in and out of consciousness. When Saint discovered her faltering health, he tipped Brent who went to rescue her. No matter how he despised her, his heart always reached out for her and he longed to protect her. When their passion overwhelmed common-sense, Brent found out she was a virgin and he had hurt her, badly. Despising himself, he made her tell the truth.
Brent approached Saint and Del about the mess she was in. They decided to annulled her marriage and let Ira bear the brunt of any future scandal. Saint reminded him that Byrony could be impregnated with a fetus, which was enough to cajole him to thoughts of marriage. To further complex the situation, Brent's father passed away, and he had to return to home, confronting the pain of his past, confronting Laurel."
Sharren Khoo, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Wild Star |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- American "wild west" era
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over past traitorous lover
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Children/Pregnancy
Yes
Children/Pregnancy:
- Get accidently pregnant
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- gambler
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- wild
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex makes him
- wild
- guilty
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
- sensitive
- a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
effect of sexing
- scared
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- impregnation/reproduction
- 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)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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