Reviews by ellisk

Fatty no longer · Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:23 am

"I wouldn’t mind getting my fingers into that pie" -- yeap, that would do it for most males! I can definitely see his reaction. Great drabble, NB. Very Happy smiley face

The Discouragement Weft · Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:19 am

Damn, Nancy--that is really good! It sounds like a spell Saruman is casting on Grima. I was impressed by this.

The Man on the Street · Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:16 am

I always thought the idea that the people of Gondor called the hobbits princes was very dear, so I liked seeing this depiction of that theme. Well done, NB. Very Happy smiley face

The Trees Remember · Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:10 am

Oh wow, Vana! I have been really sick (like hospitalized sick) for the last months and I missed a lot of updates--yours and others. I was just getting caught up and I have to say, I am really glad I was forced to wait to read these last chapters all at once--I think waiting for the updates would have killed me (or you because I'd have been nagging you Wink smiley face

). This was incredible. I picked it up at Laws and Customs of the Eldar--what chapter to have missed for so long! I love the way they finally came together. The pursuit/anticipation is the sweetest part of romance and you did a great job building up to this. And the reward was wonderfully done. But as I was reading it, I could help thinking--this is too perfect, something is going to go wrong. Boy was I right. I was so shocked in the next chapter when Sárëawë passed (great description of that event) and when Legolas and the twins arrived after Fánaséro's passing. That really had me worrying. The next chapter I think I read so fast that I had to read it again just to be sure I'd got it right. I knew they were going to be captured after all that bliss! The fight was very well done and the interrogation was too. Alatar's story was a sad one, of course, as were the revelations about E's past. I thought it was a fascinating contrast--two beings that expereinced essentially the same events/torments; that both were tempted to react in the same harsh way--but we know the final results of how E and Alatar turned out. A very powerful conversation. And the fight between Alatar, Legolas and the twins! This is where I would have gone crazy--I can't believe you left that chapter where you did and then let us hang through the next chapter! Evil author! God I could barely read the chapter where Haldir and E are tortured. That was terrifying. I was so relieved to see Gandalf appear in the next chapter. “I am still a messenger. This time I come on behalf of Námo.” -- I loved that line. And the ending of that chapter--obviously I was bawling like a baby at that point. "As long as there are trees to remember me." Great! So powerful.

So, from Gandalf's words and the fact that they granted her request to take her to a forest, did Radagast have a hand in helping Haldir escape with her? Did Radagast's allies help? I hope so.

I absolutely loved the end chapter. I couldn't believe it as I began reading it that Thranduil et al were leaving and there was no word of E. That was too sad. And when she appeared, it was even sadder. The description of her finally seeing the Straight Path was incredibly well done. And I loved the scene in Valinor. Like Celebrian, she can heal and she is strong enough to do so.

This was a wonderful story, Vana. Absolutely perfect. I loved it and I am sorry to see it end.
Kneel, Suckers smiley face

Great job!

Paradox of the Fourth Age · Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:12 pm

This is my favorite chapter yet I think. I love seeing how things are working out between Elrohir and L and I think there is some great dialogue in this. Also, I again love the dream sequence. This is really exciting in ME. Very Happy smiley face

Stronger Faith · Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:37 pm

Just dropping in here quickly and I saw this--loved it! I rarely like movie verse stories but this was a great idea and a great portrayal of Eowyn (a character I really still do not understand). Great response to the challenge.

Paradox of the Fourth Age · Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:30 pm

Yes, I agree with RobinKa--the flashback in this is GREAT and the dream is just plain terrifying. I've read it four times now and it still literally gives me chills. I really love this in M-e. Great chap!

Gardener's Yield · Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:41 pm

Wild flowers are pretty enough, but they scatter their seeds as can, come what may. That’s not what a gardener wants. I love this line, Nancy. This is a great POV for this drabble and I think you did a great job with the Gaffer's voice.

At The Havens · Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:51 pm

It is nice to think that Legolas had a family waiting for him in Valinor--it makes his departure with only Gimli seem less sad somehow.

Rings · Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:33 pm

I missed these somehow. Very poignantly done. Like another series of drabbles that I just read, all of these were powerful on their own, but tied together like this into a series really gave them impact. I especially like how the first two reflect each other and the way the last one ties everything back together. Well done.

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