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"The family living at the mansion known as The Sanctuary don't have any enemies - or so they think. But daughter Teresa has one: the ex-wife of her ex-husband, come to get her revenge on Teresa for wrecking her marriage. Cleverly disguided, the woman slowly makes herself indispensable to the family, all the while plotting how best to exact her revenge on Teresa for taking her husband, and on her parents for not stopping her. Practicing on an old woman and a pet dog, she hones her appetite for murder and chooses her final victim."
Jóhanna, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- crazed boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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