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"Kerensa is a poor cottage girl who lives in a small town in Cornwall that revolves around the rich, gentry St. Larnston family. She is obsessed by their home, the Abbas, which was once a nunnery, and it becomes a symbol of her fight to rise above her origins. A spooky, intriguing, and fun story about a heroine who we would hate if we didn't understand her, with a bit of romance thrown in. A classic gothic romance from Victoria Holt, who created the genre."
Kate Kelly, Resident Scholar
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"Kerensa Carlee was a poor but beautiful cottage girl. She was completely obsessed by the gorgeous home of the St. Larnston family. She was determined to own it one day. Through many trials, she eventually achieved her goal, but with dangerous consequences."
Laura J. Miller, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Legend of the Seventh Virgin |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- poor loving rich
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- wild lover
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
Making a living subplot
Yes
Virgin, dramatically devirginized
Yes
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
Is really...
- a criminal (possibly)
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- wealthy
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
- wild
How sexual is this person?
- over 1,000,000 served
How romantic is this person?
- as romantic as a root canal
Sex makes him
- more demanding
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- servant
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- wild
How sexual is this person?
- a few sexual encounters
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
- not very romantic
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 10%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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