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" This is the story of the twins Eleda and Adele. Eleda is a safekeeper, someone who listens to secrets that have become to burdensome for others to carry alone. They never tell the secrets that they carry. Her sister Adele is a truthteller, someone who always tells the truth. Secrets are magically revealed to them when the time is right for the truth to be revealed. The girls are often mischievous and frequently get into trouble, especially with their best friend Roelynn, the daughter of the wealthiest merchant in town. The year the girls turn twelve the queen gives birth to a baby girl. She invites all the truthtellers and safekeepers in the realm to come and be introduced to the new princess Arisande. This is the beginning of the girls careers.
The year the girls turn fourteen Roelynn's father makes a deal with the queen, for Roelynn to marry Prince Darian. This devastates Roelynn, because she thinks she is in love with her father's groom. He also forbids her to see Eleda and Adele, because as the daughters of inn keepers they are not exalted enough for the future queen. This does not deter Roelynn, who manages to see them anyway. The night before Roelynn leaves on the trip to meet the queen, she sneaks over to their inn and pours out her troubles to them. Her older brother, Micah, finds them and brings Roelynn home before they all get into trouble. To the queen's irritation and Roelynn's delight, the prince and his cousin sneak off and Roelynn cannot be introduced to him. When she returns, Roelynn tells the girls that she is now in love with a dashing man from town. Thus a pattern for the next few years starts. Roelynn falls in and out of love, usually dragging Eleda and Adele into her troubles, and yearly she visits the queen, only to find out that the prince and his cousin have snuck off on some escapade or another.
The year the girls turn seventeen a dancing master and his apprentice come to stay at the inn. Roelynn and Micah come to take private lessons. Adele and Eleda are added to make a total of three couples. Roelynn promptly falls in love with the apprentice, thus setting the stage for a confrontation with her father. "
Michelle, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- a powerful magician
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- love forbidden by society
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Family relations
Yes
Human/magical couple?
Yes
Type of couple:
- Both human, she has mental powers
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Terrain
- Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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