Reviews by Rhapsody

The Choice, Wife · Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:10 pm

Oh Nancy, this is beautiful. Especially the line "Wash’s dinosaurs ducked for cover." is making me all mushy Smile smiley face

The Tempest and the Fury · Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:48 am

This piece shines in its brilliance of emotional power and angst. Thank you for giving us such a poignant view on Legolas emotions, anger and fears. Legolas always feels so collected, but as the storm rises, sweeps over and calms down, we get the same feeling when it comes down to Legolas inner turmoil. I love the way how you write the contrasts of the storm as a symbol going around him, while Legolas feelings are just as strong on the inside in equal power. This is beautifully crafted Isil, the balance is just superb on many levels!

Child of Gondor and Rohan · Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:32 am

This is a very fresh-feeling story and you take us into the 4th age and show us the special bond between brother and sister & brothers. The family dynamics are interesting despite the modernisms in the story which feel oddly there. Sixteen children, good Lord! It reminds me of Pride & Prejudice, although Aragorn forgetting names of his daughters? Hmmm. I think you would benefit greatly if you would find a beta to help you out with several things, for example with formatting, point of views, canon and such.

Yuletidings · Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:07 pm

This is beautiful Neume, your painted a beautiful scenery here with an anxious Éomer.

A New Tradition · Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:30 am

Isil, I really like your Faramir: gentle, kind and yet there is so much wisdom in his words. When you write him, I can imagine how Éowyn felt so deeply in love with him. I love the small touches upon their cultural differences and how slowly Faramir starts to let go of his past by creating a great new one! This piece gave me the warm fuzzies about the lovely couple here.

Of the Istari · Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:27 am

Gandalf and a young Faramir! What a great combination Isil!!! I love Faramir's inquisitive nature and Gandalf's patient answers. Every drabbles seem to be a perfect still moment in their time together: simply awesome!

The Road to Recovery · Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:24 am

I already told you how much I like these drabbles, to me it feels as if it can span their lives together or it can happen during the evening. Amrod loves his lady deeply in a very sensual way, but there is such internal struggle underneath Very Happy smiley face

Greatly drabbled Isil! Thumb smiley face

The Handmaiden's Rainbow · Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:21 am

I really really like your OC here Isil: strong willed, driven to create something so beautiful and not willing to stick within the conventions of what is proper. I also like how you used the colours for every drabble you drabbled: together with your great OFC it simply sparkles off the screen. Great work! Thumb smiley face

Another Man's Cage · Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:17 am

Dawn, this was a chapter in which I wanted to savour every bit, read it again, let it simmer and go back to it again. It leaves me wondering with so many things, it makes me cry and smile. This is a chapter with such a wide range of emotions, but yet it does not feel forced and full circle.

The Tyelko chapters still are my favourite, but oh... there are so many things in which I think you elude the reader a bit. First thinking that Maglor is not allowed to go to Alqualonde because he father objects the most and Nerdanel fights for it, but this chapter, especially at the end shows us the reader that Fëanor was the one who wanted him to go the most, but giving him a basis first:

You tell me that the sound of water inspires you, so I build you a fountain. You receive an invitation to an audition and the desire in your eyes takes my breath, so I send you to Alqualondë.

Such a revelation. Besides this breathtaking moment, I just love the teenage angst of Maglor and the so in love Vingarie. But oh la la Dawn....

Nelyo peels away his clothes as we walk, until he is wearing only breeches—unlaced—over his underwear. His shoulders and chest are slick with sweat, and auburn tendrils of hair stick to his neck like leeches. I am getting hungry and my shoulder has begun to throb so hard that I can count my heartbeats by it. “Must you always be naked?” I ask Nelyo. “It is no wonder that you are always in trouble.”

Maglor is right, that image alone had my mind instantly in the sewers!

A great chapter Dawn! Let's see if I can catch up before you post a new chapter Smile smiley face

Another Man's Cage · Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:17 am

IEep!!! I knew I read chapter 17 recently, but somehow I forgot to post the review that I wrote. This was another great re-read of this chapter. I clearly remembered how bouncy I was when I read this the first time and again in this re-write I felt that I just had to continue reading and even at the end of this chapter I felt that I wanted more of these descriptions on how the Fëanorian worked out and trained themselves on Aman. Dawn, Maglor finding his way in sword fighting is still as magnificent as I read it the first time, it's filled with gracefulness and it clicks. Besides that, this chapter is so great to read because it brought me back to the years when I taught horseriders how to ride and I just could see myself standing there or lecturing the rider when a horse slumped! Although I didn't balance on a a rail when doing so. Wink smiley face

And well, you know me, I love the way how you describe Tyelko's natural talent in archery, it just so fits him and to me, in Rhapsy!verse it fits the way how I see Celegorm, going completely for perfectionism with things he deems important. There is so much more about this great chapter which makes it fit so greatly in Silm canon, but I know what I want for Christmas: a paint ball archery contest with the adult versions of the Fëanorians Wink smiley face

This was a great chapter Dawn!!!

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