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| Plot Summary of Beloved |
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"Saber, the Earl of Avenall, first met Ella Rossmara 5 years ago. They fell instantly in love, but Ella was still very young. She was also recovering from the trauma of being auctioned off at a brothel before her adoptive father rescued her. Saber went off to war, planning to marry Ella as soon as he returned.
Unfortunately, Saber was changed by the war. Almost his entire regiment died under his command, and he blames himself. He is also physically scarred. He thinks he is going mad, and decides to stay away from Ella for her own good, no matter how hard she tries to lure him to her.
Ella is hurt by Saber's rejection of her, but keeps trying to make him admit that he loves her. At the same time, her family is trying to find her a suitable husband. Ella begins recieving anonymous messages alluding to her jaded past. Someone is threatening to reveal what happened to her as a child, thereby ruining her.
Saber knows that he can't be with Ella, but is unwilling to let her go completely until he knows that she is safe. He will go to any lengths to make her future secure and to protect her from this new threat. But as he spends more time with Ella, it becomes clear to him that he won't be able to let her go. As they go on, they discover that in order to face their present predicament and their unknown future together, they must first face each other's pasts."
Jess, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- conduct in war
If one lover chases another...
- she chases after him
Disability or addiction?
- physical disability/sickness/injury
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- blissful
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 Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- blissful
- mature
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?
- 80%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- use of artificial tools
- orgies
- 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
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 5-9 sex acts
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