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Book Review By John Mealing
Castle Rising by Albert Stone

The year is 1307. The Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace is dead; but in his wake has left England in ruin. To save his crumbling Empire, the evil Edward II, King of England, takes for his bride the young and exquisitely beautiful Isabella, daughter of the King of France. A disturbed and perverse young man, obsessed with his male lover Piers Gaveston, his real plan is to kill her and frame his arch enemy Scotland. Immediately after the marriage Isabella learns of his plans, but cleverly thwarts every attempt on her life, finding protection with two lovers, the King of Scotland and the King of Wales. She in turn plots the overthrow of her husband, emerges triumphant by turning political events against him and in doing so saves the empire from annihilation.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Life of a profession:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Europe Yes
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - climbing on trails
Island? Yes
Island: - Atlantic Ocean Island
City? Yes
City: - London

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
Lot of foul language? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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