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Plot Summary of With This Ring
"Beatrice Poole, an author of "horrid novels", is seeking answers in her uncle's death. She is convinced that it has something to do with the Forbidden Rings of Aphrodite. With courage, she asks for the help of Leo Drake, the Mad Monk of Monkcrest. Leo doesn't care much about the rings, but refuses to let Beatrice go on the search alone. Together they venture into the dark of London, where someone is watching, and waiting, for the two to find the treasure. "
Emma, Resident Scholar

"Beatrice's uncle has been murdered and she goes to the castle of the elusive "Mad Monk of Monkcrest" a historian and Earl, to help her find the treasure that her uncle spent all his money on. Her uncle died while with a prostitute at the "House of the Rod" and was being treated at a shady apothocary for impotency. Both could be involved in killing. Or it could be one the the museum curators he visited just before he died. Leo and Beatrice are nearly kidnapped but escape with the help of another prostitute. Beatrice also runs a school to retrain prostitutes into better professions and tries to help several along the way. They must find the treasure and restore her uncles fortune before they are killed by the murderers.      "
Deborah Stoops, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of With This Ring
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Plot
Time/era of story - Regency era
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - searching for a treasure

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - scholar
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - writer
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London - dangerous
Misc setting - castle

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 50% - 60%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
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
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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