Reviews by jlmart

In Aragorn's Safekeeping · Sat Sep 03, 2005 2:25 am

I am really ehjoying this story. When I was a child I remember reading a series of books about WWll - each one centred around a battle of some sort with a young person as the central character, such as Emily at Bataan. It made history seem so much more real to me as a 12 year old because I could identify with these characters. Your story reminds me very much of those books so perhaps there is an element of nostalgia in my appreciation. Nevertheless, I find myself looking forward to each new chapter with great anticipation. Thank you for a great story!

Forgotten Allies · Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:36 pm

I found the story to be beautifully written and absolutely riveting. Since I doubt anyone reading the story was around during WWII any historical inaccuracies didn't bother me. Presumably Legolas carried Arwen's pendant back to Valinor so that storyline resolved . I would have liked the Hitler/evil line to have finished - perhaps with the twins stating that Hitler was not a reborn evil that needed to concern them, just a particularly vile human that would be dealt with by humans. The return of Legolas to Valinor leaving Kate behind was sad but inevitable and the appearance of Elrohir added hope and a lovely finish to the story but one thought did occur to me. At the beginning of the story Gandalf stated that he had followed Aragon's line through the ages and certainly Kate had known him from childhood. Will he discontinue his visits now because if he returns to see Kate he will discover young Colin and presumably the presence of Elrohir? While I don't see a true sequel to this story a vignette of the meeting of Gandalf and Kate/Elrohir would be interesting. Would they ask him not to conceal the news from Legolas/Elrond or would they send letters and photos? Confused smiley face

: Musings aside - great job!!!!!!!!!!

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