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Book Review By Laura J. Miller
The Judas Kiss by Victoria Holt

Pippa Ewell is determined to discover who murdered her sister and she wants to find her sister's son. But nobody seems to know anything about the murder or a small child. She meets the man of her dreams shortly after she learns of her sister's death. He helps her to cope with her losses, but at the same time he's keeping a HUGE secret from her - his true identity. She thinks she can trust him...but can she?


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Marriage/Married Yes
Struggling with whom? - Grandpa
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...
Is really... - rich/upper class
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Sex makes him
Unusual characteristics?

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Germany
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Forest Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 40%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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