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| Plot Summary of Night Fires |
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"Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine rewards a knight, returned from the Crusades, with two keeps, land, and a bride. To claim all, he must uncover his new wife's dark secret and embark on a mission that endangers not only his happiness and future, but his life, as well as the lives of those he holds dear."
Regina Pounds, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Night Fires |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Distant past/middle ages
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by authorities/family
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
- searching for a treasure
- going on a great trip
Virgin, dramatically devirginized
Yes
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Who seduces whom?
- man seducing woman
Family focus?
Yes
Family, loving
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- mature
- sensitive
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person?
- a few sexual encounters
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
- blissful
- mature
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
Forest
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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