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Plot Summary of The Magic of You
"Outspoken Amy Malory has all the charm and wit her family is famous for, and she needs it all to win over the heart of the man she wants. Cynical, bitter Warren Anderson, burned by a lover's betrayal, denies his attraction to the sly minx. How long can Warren's resistance last as he falls under Amy's seductive, charming spell?"
, Resident Scholar

"This is the fourth book in the Malory series. Amy Malory, a minx and now of marriageable age, has already chosen her mate: Warren Anderson. Warren, who is bitter, cynical, and had tried to have Amy's uncle James hanged, considers himself the least appropriate person to be paired with young Amy. Though he is determined to resist Amy's shocking advances, he finds himself surrendering to her charms after they are taken captive by a Chinese warlord intent on retrieving a prized vase that the Andersons had won from him. As they are thrown together on the Chinese warlord's ship, and then narrowly escape, Amy finally succeeds in melting the ice from Warren's heart and winning his love."
Nicole Trammel, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Magic of You
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century - Regency era
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving someone from historic enemy
Seduction/coercion/force Yes
How seduced/forced? - loving persuasion
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - angst over past traitorous lover
If one lover chases another... - she chases after him
Who seduces whom? - woman seducing man

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - frigid - somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person? - as romantic as a root canal
Sex makes him - confused - angry - wild - guilty
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - wild
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuous - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
effect of sexing - wild
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful - mature
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 - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Water? Yes
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts - 5-9 sex acts
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