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Review Summaries
" Dela Reese's paranormal talent for metal does not prepare her for the magical appearance of a two thousand year old, shape-shifting, warrior during a shopping trip to China. Hari, the shape-shifting warrior, doesn't think his sudden appearance in Dela's bedroom is a barrelful of laughs either. In fact, each time Hari is released from the riddle-box that Dela has purchased, he is forced to do the bidding of his master-- wether he likes it or not.
When Dela assures him that she does not want anyone to be killed, Hari assumes that Dela wants him to be her sex slave. Surprised, Dela quickly convinces him that she is NOT interested in having sex with him. To prove her sincerity, she asks Hari to tell her the terms of his imprisonment inside the riddle-box. Horrified by what she hears, Dela vows to help Hari to break the spell of the riddle-box.
In the meantime, both Hari and Dela must solve the mysterious attempts on Dela's life, as their relationship develops. Could the killer be the magician who placed Hari in the riddle-box in the first place? Or is there someone else who knows the secret of the riddle-box?"
Francesca Ortiz, Resident Marjorie M. Liu Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Romance
Yes
Romance plotlets:
- two lovers coping with tough mission
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Human/magical couple?
Yes
Type of couple:
- She's a human, he's a magical being
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- telekinesis
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
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- magical being
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Earth setting:
- current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- descript of touching personal anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- description of breasts
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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