| Grey Murphy has lived his entire dull, dreary life seemingly without purpose. He is bored with the events going on and is desperate for a change. Then, under unusual circumstances, Grey meets Ivy, a princess from a strange, weirdly magical land called Xanth--or so Ivy believes. It is up to Ivy to convince Grey that magic does exist and the only way is to take him to her world. Ever the skeptic, Grey still refuses to believe, although Ivy shows him very common examples of magic that for some reason don't seem to work as they usually do. She tries to show him her magic talent, which all people in Xanth have, but the only magic she seems to be working on him is charm, and they start to fall in love. Unfortunately, if Ivy is a princess, and this world is as incredible as Ivy describes, then only way that Grey and Ivy can stay together is if he believes in the one thing he cannot possibly fathom: magic. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Romance Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 % Human/magical couple? Yes Type of couple: - Both human, she has magical powers Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - Computer Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Genius (really!) Setting Terrain Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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