Reviews by sindohte

Shameless Revisited · Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:58 am

Welcome to Open Scrolls. Given that there are not many Istari fics, I decided to give your story a try. You have a clear, engaging writing style, which is a definite strength. However, I wish that there could have been a bit more character development with the OFC. Certainly you do not and should not give the plot away to the reader, but just a little more insight into why the OFC would search out Saruman would be helpful. And a final note, while Natasha is indeed a beautiful name it struck me as being undecidedly Rohirric, given that it is Russian in origin.

Three Arrows to a Broken Heart · Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:13 pm

Kudos on doing a good job on developing the romance between Boromir and the OFC at a sedate pace. Too often authors fall prey to the trap of throwing characters together without spending the time to do much needed character development. My only quibble is the same as noted above by Andreth, Denethor's portrayal should have been more balanced. Certainly you did not portray him as the source of all evil in the known world, as some authors have done, but in order for Boromir and Faramir to have turned out as well as they did, Denethor had to have displayed some positive characters to be passed along to his sons. But all in all, you did a great job.

A Missing Piece of History. · Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:17 am

Simply sublime. You always manage to surprise and fascinate me as you continue to reveal facets of Maeglin's personality. He is certainly not a hero, yet neither is he a villian.

Merethesgal (A Masquerade) · Thu Dec 02, 2004 1:26 pm

A sparkling gem of a story. Great verbal foreplay between Celebrian and Elrond.

The Rest is Silence · Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:47 pm

Oh my the plot thickens. What a truly wicked girl you are! In the span of a single chapter you have deftly mananged to change my opinion of Thranduil's mother and kicked up the angst factor another notch. Of course I am now pacing around my computer waiting for your next update Rolling Eyes smiley face

The Rest is Silence · Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:25 pm

You have managed to do it again. A heartbreaking portrait of the newly crowned and seriously traumatized new king of Mirkwood. I loved your description of the Great Hall and of the coronation ceremony. You did a wonderful job of painting a picture with your words that it made me feel like I was standing there in the midst of the throng. And of course you had to leave the story at a point of maximum angst Mad smiley face

Needless to say I shall be checking on a regular basis to see when you update.

Cursed Love · Sat Oct 02, 2004 3:26 pm

You are singlehandly turning me into a Lomion fan with your beautifully written and insightful character studies. A stellar job of conveying his outsider status.

The Bow · Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:45 pm

As a faithful Thranduil and Oropher fan, I am happy. It was wonderful to read about their all too brief father-son moment that they shared together. You made the right decision to not add this chapter to your Alliance fic. It is much better as a separate story. And I definitely hope that you will continue on with it, because there is a dire need for well written Oropher/Thranduil stories that show these two characters in a realistic, empathic light versus the crazed, abusive caricatures that unfortunately seem to populate so many fanfic archives.

Playing Field · Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:39 pm

Now that is what you call a story! Definitely a different spin on the Lothiriel/Eomer courtship and I am loving every minute of it. Certainly the game of seduction between the characters was a true delight to read because the verbal foreplay was sparkling with wit, but the growing emotional connection between the Lo & Eo was wonderful. You have definitely earned yourself a new admirer of your work.

The Spectre at the Feast · Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:39 pm

A great piece of writing moves the reader. You can consider me moved. Jess, I am simply amazed by the quiet beauty of this story. There were so many things that were so poignant - Elrond feeling insecure over having not accomplished as much as his brother, Elros fussing over all the details of the feast prepared for his long estranged brother, and then the final parting. Beautiful, simply beautiful.

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