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Book Review By Debbie
Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt

A young Victorian woman in England finds a job as a governess for a young girl in Cornwall, England. She enters service in a castle near the sea and within those walls, she finds mysteries she ends up solving and finds love at the end, too!


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - a criminal (possibly)
In love with caretaker or teacher Yes
Falling in love with - Nanny
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - kid(s) make adults sensitive

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's

Main Female Character - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Island? Yes
Misc setting - castle

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 30%
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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