Once Upon a Spring Morn - Dennis L. McKiernan Book Review

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Celeste, Princess of the Springwood, meets the handsome knight Roel who is on a quest to rescue his sister from the evil Lord of the Changelings. They fall in love immediately, and Celeste joins Roel on his quest -- arguing that her archery and other skills will be useful, despite his protests, to accompany his enchanted sword Coeur d'Acier. They have only one phase of the moon to find and free Avelaine, or she is lost. So they set off across the mysterious lands of Faery.

Celeste and Roel are soon separated from their warband of Celeste's troops, as they flee across a shadowed boundary into another realm -- which happens to be an ocean, though fortunately they land on a ship. They battle with pirates to gain the map to the Changeling land. Along the way they must solve riddles and many challenges. They share equally in the danger; it is Celeste who slays the ogre Lothar, but Roel who defeats the guardian of the bridge.

Deep in the Changeling land, Celeste and Roel come at last to the tower where Avelaine is imprisoned. They interrupt the Changeling Lord in the midst of a dire spell.
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%

Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - two lovers coping with tough mission
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 20's-30's
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 - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog

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