"Mel Calder and her mother live in a poverty-stricken neighborhood in London. After her mother has another mental breakdown and is sent to a hospital, Mel is left to fend for herself. As an art student, she decides to renovate her old house in time for her mother's return. When shopping at a junk furniture shop, she meets Mitch Hamilton who is a rock star. A romance ensues as Mel is working on her home, her neighborhood, and herself."
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Review Analysis of Mel
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- poor loving rich
Struggling with whom?
- Mom
Who is...
- mentally ill
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Family focus?
Yes
Family, hating
Yes
Family, sick/caring for
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- musician
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How sexual is this person?
- frigid
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- indifferent
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
- dirty, dangerous (like New York)
- rude people
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- Her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy fears
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
