Rose in Bloom
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Plot Summary of Rose in Bloom

"A teenage Rose Campbell, raised by her wise and protective uncle Alex to be sensible and well adjusted, faces society in 19th century Boston. Because she has beauty, a kind nature, and lots of money, she is quite the matrimonial catch. But the men she loves most are her seven boy cousins, now grown into young men.

Modern readers get some very interesting insight into the romantic customs of the Civil War era as Rose goes to parties and other social events. Two of her cousins are the charming and handsome but unstable Steve, and the homely bookworm Mac. She gets to know the reclusive Mac when he had eye troubles and she had to read to him so he could continue his studies while resting his eyes. At first she hated Mac's books, but as time wore on, she became genuinely interested in history and good literature.

But she found Steve passionate. With Mac she would have a more stay at home but stable life. Whom does she choose?

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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M Darcy, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Rose in Bloom

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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - love triangle/polygon
Kind of sex: - incest
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 (some)
United States Yes
City? Yes
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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SCHOLARS: Cindy Dashnaw Katy Pape Louisa Eggleton Heather Williams Jacqueline West Cloud City TEDDY MOGAKA alisa Megan E. Davis

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