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Dreams Of The Dark - Dark Shadows 2
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Plot Summary of Dreams Of The Dark - Dark Shadows 2
"Angelique and Barnabas were once lovers. Through treachery and deceit they have become immortal enemies. To pay for her evil jealousy that left Barnabas damned to feast on the blood of humans. Angelique was thrown into a deep dark world of nothingness. Barnabas if left on earth and must hide his secret night life from the people he encounters and cares about. Determind to still get her revenge on Barnabas, Angelique figures out a way to make her live again on earth. Using her psychic abilities she sends another vampire to hopefully destroy Barnabas. This second book in this series is filled with eroticism and supernatural suspense. It kept me spell bound."
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Dreams Of The Dark - Dark Shadows 2
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - vampires taking a quick bite

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - long lived adults
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - super strength - can fly
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - mind control - super strength - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - emotionally unstable - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Style
Person? - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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