Set in England during the mid-19th century, Blackberry Honey is a tale about maids, music, and unexpected romance. The story begins when our heroine, Lorina Waugh, is fired from her previous position as a maid in the stately home of Hartwell. With a large family back in Liverpool to support and a string of unsavoury comments circulating about her rather sudden dismissal, Lorina’s search for a new place of employment leads her to Bly. Bly is an old, tumbledown building owned by the Lennard family, situated in the middle of the English countryside. Bly is dreary, remote, and isolated, and is veiled under an almost constant downpour of rain. As might be expected, Lorina hates it immediately. Forced to work for fourteen hours a day, with little chance to rest, Lorina is bullied by the senior maids and, most embarrassingly of all, by the twelve-year-old daughter of the Lennard family, Lady Constance. One of the only maids who deigns to speak to Lorina is the mysterious Taohua – but Lorina wishes she wouldn’t. Despite her lowly status, Taohua has her own private bedroom, never goes to church with the rest of the servants, and rarely interacts with anybody. Her aloof, almost cat-like personality, coupled with her peculiar complexion, eyes, and name, have inspired more than a few rumours around the Shropshire countryside that she might be a witch. Lorina knows she should keep her distance from Taohua, and she wants to most desperately… but maybe there’s a pinch of truth to all the rumours, because she soon finds herself under the older woman’s spell. [Edited from Ebi-hime's Games]
Name | Score | Importance | Weight |
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Maid Protagonist | 3.00 | 2.61 | 7.83 |
19th Century | 3.00 | 2.58 | 7.73 |
Past British Isles | 2.67 | 2.65 | 7.07 |
British Protagonist | 2.00 | 3.07 | 6.14 |
Western-style Manor | 3.00 | 1.81 | 5.42 |
Co-worker Heroine | 2.50 | 2.03 | 5.08 |
Girl x Girl Romance Only | 3.00 | 1.63 | 4.88 |
Child Support Character | 2.00 | 2.31 | 4.62 |
Poor Protagonist | 2.00 | 2.30 | 4.61 |
Maid Heroine | 3.00 | 1.52 | 4.57 |
Master and Servant | 2.00 | 2.28 | 4.56 |
Single Ending | 3.00 | 1.38 | 4.14 |
Countryside | 2.00 | 2.06 | 4.12 |
Bullying | 2.00 | 1.81 | 3.61 |
Lesbian Sex | 3.00 | 1.14 | 3.41 |
Date Display | 2.00 | 1.50 | 2.99 |
Drama | 2.00 | 1.41 | 2.82 |
Kinetic Novel | 2.50 | 1.08 | 2.69 |
Christian Church | 1.00 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
Under the Same Roof | 2.00 | 1.27 | 2.53 |
Side Portraits | 2.00 | 1.16 | 2.33 |
Protagonist with a Sprite | 2.00 | 1.16 | 2.31 |
Adult Heroine | 2.00 | 1.13 | 2.27 |
Female Protagonist | 2.50 | 0.72 | 1.79 |
Protagonist with a Face | 2.00 | 0.66 | 1.31 |
ADV | 3.00 | 0.14 | 0.43 |
Name | Characters | Importance | Weight |
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Maid Role | 7 | 1.85 | 3.85 |
British Role | 3 | 2.43 | 3.38 |
Maid's Dress Clothes | 7 | 1.51 | 3.14 |
Bullying Engages in | 3 | 2.26 | 3.13 |
Not Sexually Involved Engages in (Sexual) | 8 | 1.36 | 2.99 |
Grumbler Personality | 2 | 2.67 | 2.94 |
Cruel Personality | 3 | 1.95 | 2.71 |
Freckles Body | 2 | 2.10 | 2.30 |
Side Bun Hair | 1 | 3.30 | 2.29 |
Bullying Subject of | 2 | 2.06 | 2.26 |
Violin Items | 1 | 3.19 | 2.21 |
Cleaning Engages in | 2 | 1.99 | 2.18 |
Older Sister Role | 3 | 1.55 | 2.15 |
Rude Personality | 2 | 1.89 | 2.07 |
Timid Personality | 2 | 1.87 | 2.05 |
Violinist Role | 1 | 2.87 | 1.99 |
Mischievous Personality | 2 | 1.74 | 1.91 |
Trimmed Pubic Hair Hair | 1 | 2.75 | 1.91 |
Lesbian Sex Only Engages in (Sexual) | 1 | 2.65 | 1.84 |
Cyan Eyes | 2 | 1.67 | 1.83 |
Maid's Headdress Clothes | 2 | 1.62 | 1.78 |
Master Role | 1 | 2.55 | 1.77 |
Brown Eyes | 6 | 0.90 | 1.75 |
Full Sister Role | 2 | 1.57 | 1.73 |
Chinese Role | 1 | 2.41 | 1.67 |
Spoiled Personality | 1 | 2.33 | 1.62 |
Distrustful Personality | 1 | 2.30 | 1.60 |
Poor Role | 1 | 2.26 | 1.57 |
Antisocial Personality | 1 | 2.22 | 1.54 |
Charismatic Personality | 1 | 2.18 | 1.51 |
Kid Body | 2 | 1.36 | 1.49 |
Lazy Personality | 1 | 2.15 | 1.49 |
Flustered Personality | 1 | 2.14 | 1.49 |
Insightful Personality | 1 | 2.11 | 1.47 |
Ankle Length Hair | 1 | 2.10 | 1.46 |
Sly Personality | 1 | 2.05 | 1.42 |
Optimist Personality | 1 | 2.04 | 1.41 |
Cuffs Clothes | 1 | 2.03 | 1.41 |
Emotional Personality | 1 | 2.02 | 1.40 |
Secretive Personality | 1 | 2.00 | 1.39 |
Ringlet Hair | 1 | 1.99 | 1.38 |
Slim Body | 10 | 0.57 | 1.37 |
Ojousama Role | 1 | 1.96 | 1.36 |
Strange Personality | 1 | 1.94 | 1.35 |
Taciturn Personality | 1 | 1.94 | 1.34 |
Twin Braids Hair | 1 | 1.85 | 1.29 |
Puffy Sleeves Clothes | 1 | 1.85 | 1.28 |
Honest Personality | 1 | 1.84 | 1.28 |
Homosexual Role | 1 | 1.84 | 1.27 |
Bob Cut Hair | 1 | 1.82 | 1.26 |
Braid Hair | 1 | 1.78 | 1.23 |
Cheerful Personality | 1 | 1.78 | 1.23 |
Bun Hair | 1 | 1.78 | 1.23 |
Blond Hair | 3 | 0.88 | 1.23 |
Long Hair | 4 | 0.75 | 1.21 |
Stubborn Personality | 1 | 1.70 | 1.18 |
Arrogant Personality | 1 | 1.70 | 1.18 |
Mysterious Personality | 1 | 1.69 | 1.17 |
Carefree Personality | 1 | 1.67 | 1.16 |
Wealthy Role | 1 | 1.66 | 1.15 |
Relaxed Personality | 1 | 1.64 | 1.14 |
Green Eyes | 2 | 1.01 | 1.11 |
Medium Breasts Body | 1 | 1.55 | 1.07 |
Hard Worker Personality | 1 | 1.54 | 1.07 |
Straight Hair | 2 | 0.96 | 1.05 |
Orange Hair | 1 | 1.51 | 1.04 |
Serious Personality | 1 | 1.50 | 1.04 |
Student Role | 1 | 1.48 | 1.03 |
Blouse Clothes | 1 | 1.48 | 1.03 |
Daughter Role | 1 | 1.47 | 1.02 |
Teasing Engages in | 1 | 1.46 | 1.01 |
Younger Sister Role | 1 | 1.44 | 1.00 |
Cooking Engages in | 1 | 1.41 | 0.98 |
Hair Tie Clothes | 1 | 1.41 | 0.98 |
Skirt Clothes | 1 | 1.33 | 0.92 |
Red Hair | 1 | 1.32 | 0.92 |
Pale Body | 10 | 0.37 | 0.89 |
Black Hair | 2 | 0.81 | 0.89 |
Parted in Middle Hair | 1 | 1.25 | 0.87 |
Dress Clothes | 1 | 1.24 | 0.86 |
Young-adult Body | 2 | 0.77 | 0.85 |
Short Hair | 3 | 0.61 | 0.84 |
Blue Hair | 1 | 1.19 | 0.82 |
Big Breasts Body | 1 | 1.19 | 0.82 |
Ribbon Hair Tie Clothes | 1 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
Twin Tails Hair | 1 | 1.12 | 0.78 |
Ponytail Hair | 1 | 1.10 | 0.76 |
Tareme Eyes | 1 | 1.09 | 0.76 |
Brown Hair | 2 | 0.68 | 0.75 |
Parted to Side Hair | 1 | 1.07 | 0.74 |
Kind Personality | 1 | 1.04 | 0.72 |
Spiky Bangs Hair | 1 | 1.01 | 0.70 |
Teen Body | 2 | 0.61 | 0.67 |
Waist Length+ Hair | 1 | 0.80 | 0.55 |