|
|
| Plot Summary of Enchanting Pleasures |
|---|
"
s
Delacorte, Jun 2001, 21.95, 344 pp.
ISBN: 0385333625
In 1806 London, Viscount Dewland informs his younger child Peter that since his older son Quill is disabled and incapable of a wife, Peter will marry the daughter of his friend Lord Jerningham. Peter refuses, insisting he will never marry. However, the Viscount turns ill as he explodes with anger because he owes his friend who lent him money without any cause or collateral except friendship. Gabrielle will be coming from India to marry Peter or else. Peter reluctantly agrees due to his father's perilous health, but plans to escape his fate.
After receiving a picture of her fiancé, Gabby looks forward to marrying the gorgeous Peter. However, she fears that she will never attain the level of deployment Peter expects from a wife and activities in London soon prove her correct. Then there is also Quill, who sends her heart aflutter every time she sees him. He, in turn, decides he will marry Gabby regardless of his severe headaches or his younger sibling.
As expected from Eloisa James, ENCHANTING PLEASURES lives up to its title as fans of regency romance will receive much pleasure from this enchanting tale. The story line is fresh, but it is the characters who make the tale so crisp. Gabby is an innocent original while the two brothers are the type of male protagonists female readers want in their literature (and in their boudoir). Ms. James is a fabulous talent and her “pleasure” novels continually prove that she is heading to genre greatness.
Harriet Klausner
"
Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
|
"This is a great story of two people who get married kind of accidentally. She, Gabby, is supposed to marry the hero's brother but they fall in love and end up married -- except he's not supposed to be able to have sex (gives him headaches), but then she cures him...and that's the funniest scene I've read in ages!"
Alissa Landers, Resident Scholar
|
|
|
| Review Analysis of Enchanting Pleasures |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- disabled/ugly
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
What kind:
- one woman-two men
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- business executive
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- sensitive
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- writer
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- 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
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
Feedback
About us
Bribe your congressman!
Rudy Giuliani
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
.
Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer
12:17:36 PM
Michael Gerber
9:39:20 AM
Terry Goodkind
7:22:26 AM
Isobelle Carmody
5:19:11 AM
Norah Lofts
12:26:00 AM
Diana Gabaldon
10:32:23 PM
Ivan Cat
9:23:05 PM
Scott Westerfield
9:20:54 PM
General Discussion (All Topics)
7:10:00 PM
Jude Deveraux
5:56:12 PM
George W. Bush
4:34:34 PM
Ray Bradbury
4:27:50 PM
Karen Armstrong
2:13:10 PM
Karen Armstrong
12:58:19 PM
Lana Wood
6:06:13 AM
Lynn and Gilbert Morris
12:20:20 AM
David Pelzer
10:32:56 PM
Max Shulman
8:44:04 PM
Kate Brian
5:25:02 PM
Ruth Minsky Sender
3:34:26 PM
More message boards
|
