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| To Become A Queen by Madeleine | 56 Review(s) |
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| The Karenator | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/5/2006 |
| I've only a minute before I have to get off this computer, but I wanted to tell you quickly how much I've enjoyed this story. You've done a marvelous job with characterization. Love Lothíriel's brothers. Every single character has a distinct personality. This has been such a pleasure to read. Author Reply: I'm very glad that you like the way I portrayed the Lothíriel and her family. I really wanted to give all three brothers an individual character, especially Erchirion, who gets often neglected in fanfiction. | |
| Lady Saruman | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/5/2006 |
| this was probably my favorite chapter of this story. you do have a way with you in causing suspense by ending a chapter when the tension is the greatest. that's what makes you so popular a writer. well, this chapter tells me that Eomer is clearly not to messed with. you can tell he has this "don't mess with me" attitude when at the beginning he changes his tone from seductive to sharpness, and later he displays his sarcasm, heavy on the victim as they feel it. it's a wonder Lothiriel didn't collapse from the strain of his penetrating glare and her weariness combined. but, it's nice to know that she and Eomer made up eventually, i would have screamed at you if you kept them mad at each other yet at the same time long for each other's caresses. but, finally, i liked the part when it mentions that the door closed and Lothiriel heard the awful sound of Eothain screaming from the pain and agony as the iron made contact with his skin. it's also funny to know that she can't do anything about it even though i suspect that she wanted to burst back into the room and comfort the victim of agony. and, in the end, Eomer told Lothiriel about his true feelings about her, and their supposed "privacy", because Amrothos pops up out of nowhere and scares both of them to death. it was quite clever of Lothiriel to retreat into her bedchamber to avoid the must-be violent argument between her brother and her betrothed, and to take a well-deserved and long waited for bath. aahhhhhh, life is good. would you do me a favor and visit my website in which i have recently constructed, http://www.councilofelrond.com/members/LadySaruman/ and tell me how it was by signing my guestbook? nobody has seen it yet, because i have been updating it and keeping my friends waiting. well, if you would actually be sweet enough to view this website and sign my guestbook then you would be a great friend to me, and you would be the first to see my website (unless some members of www.councilofelrond.com have accidentally stumbled upon my website. Thnx for writing a great chapter!!!! IF you do hopefully visit my website and find it good, well, then you have done good things for a person who considers that this means a lot to her. if you didn't like my website, then i'm sorry for wasting minutes of your life. but if you happen to sign my guestbook, then plz do so honestly. i really don't like it when people hate something and cover it up by substituting in a compliment. just tell me the truth, and i'll be happy whether you hated it or not!!!!!! With my sincerest apologies for making this review so long, Lady Saruman ^_~ Author Reply: Well, I think Éomer and Lothíriel are more annoyed than scared by Amrothos's untimely appearance. On the other hand that brother of hers would probably insist upon that his timing is just perfect. (And it's just two more days to go until the wedding.) I've had a look at your website. Beautiful wallpaper btw. But I couldn't leave a message in your guestbook. It's for members only. | |
| Alison H | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/4/2006 |
| This chapter has to be one of my favourites out of all your stories--the wordplay, actions, humour, and sexual tension between Eomer and Lothiriel just make this particular chapter a delight to read from start to finish! I noticed that on Open Scrolls your visual inspiration for Lothiriel was the late Audrey Hepburn and, I must say, that having the image of her in my mind when I read your stories just made the character come to life even more.I could almost hear Audrey Hepburn's voice---and, of course, Eomer would find her the most beautiful woman he had laid eyes on! I just want to let you know that I have printed out your entire stories for me to read at leisure.I hope you don't mind, but they are much better that many books that I have read and I'm not in the habit of reading romances! Your Eomer and Lothiriel are both irresistable and, as Daw pointed out, Eomer is HOT! Looking forward to your next story! Ali. Author Reply: Yes indeed, I think somebody like Éomer would like the type of woman Audrey Hepburn represented: delicate, but not short; a beautiful and unforgettable face. And quite exotic for Rohan. I can understand that you've printed out some stories. It's still much more pleasant to read from paper instead of the PC screen. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/4/2006 |
| I cringed at the painful surgery. I would want to be neither the healer nor the patient. Lothiriel is very strong indeed. And Eomer is hot. Author Reply: Medieval medicine has become a hobby-horse of some kind for me. It's fascinating how much the people of the so called "Dark Ages" actually knew. But no possibility of anaesthesia, I'm afraid. | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/4/2006 |
| Immer diese Störungen, wenn es gerade interessant zu werden beginnt! *grummel* “No, I am afraid he did not see reason,” her father replied dryly. “Actually, he did see a fist. Or rather he did not see the fist before it was too late.” *lol* Das hast Du wunderschön ausgedrückt! Elphir hingegen ... irgendwie erweckt er den Eindruck, daß er seine Schwester am liebsten auf einem Podest und unter Glas hätte, damit nichts und niemand an sie herankommt. Er übertreibt es wirklich mit seinen Bedenken. Éothain ist nicht gerade ein einfacher Patient, aber Éomer wußte ja gut mit ihm umzugehen *eg* Auf jeden Fall war die OP interessant und gut beschrieben. Und der Schluß war wieder mal typisch, wenn man bedenkt, was Lothíriel da so denkt *lol* Author Reply: Ich habe die Rohirrim immer als eine Volk gesehen, dass sehr geradeaus und direkt ist. Éomers Methode, Lothíriels Forderung, dass nämlich Éothain sich nicht länger bewegen solle, umzusetzen, war nichts anderes als direkt. Einfache Probleme erfordern einfache Lösungen. Ich komme bald noch einmal betr. der Pferde auf Dich zurück. Bis dann! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/4/2006 |
| “But right now I feel that the quick and painless death that hemlock provides would be too good for Elphir.” Poor Elphir. Mind you, he does need a certain amount of torment! He is letting the family down - the rest of them might be quirky, but they are all intelligent! Elphir would be lucky to measure up as a moron at the moment. If he only realised that Eomer and Lothiriel only need to be in sight of each other for the temperature to rise some twenty degrees! A glimpse of her leg!! I'm surprised Eomer's hands remained steady! A good moment for Imrahil to intervene and bring them both back to the present. But it only took the sight of blood to overcome propriety and return her to healer mode! Eothain (the idiot) should be glad of that - but I don't know that he will be too impressed. Merewyn seems a lot younger than Lothiriel - but I suppose she has led a very different life and 17 to 20 is a big gap. And, then, things aren't always what they seem at first. And, just when we think Lothiriel is going to bathe away the dust of the journey, there at the door is Eomer. Looking at her. And asking for her help. And LACING UP HER GOWN. Oh my. I'm not surprised she turned into jelly and allowed her mouth to do her thinking for her! This relationship is just .... the best! Author Reply: Yes, poor Elphir. This one of Imrahil's offspring has to take the rap for my dislike of an acquaintance of mine (one I would rather not be acquainted with at all). I always try to find some real live models for my characters. So if one of my cousins is going to take up reading fanfiction one day, she might find herself personified as Merewyn, including the mop of hair and the untamable tongue. But there aren't any real life models for Lothíriel and Éomer. They are too good to be real. Or, as Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing) would put it: they are "too costly to wear everyday." | |
| Lady Saruman | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/2/2006 |
| oh my, you are carrying it overboard. i didn't know that eomer's sexual desire was that strong. it was soooo suggestive, and i like the part when you said that eomer taking off lothiriel's glove was what he would like to do with the rest of her clothes... haha LOL plz update soon! and i'm sorry about my mistake, its the 5 story. and mula means money, not much people know what it means either. Lady Saruman ^_^ Author Reply: I love the old films in which the leading ladies - like Lauren Bacall or Veronica Lake - were able to set the screen on fire simply by removing their gloves. They were my models for this scene. | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/1/2006 |
| Ah, was für ein Auftakt! Elphir übertreibt es wirklich – was hat er eigentlich erwartet, was passieren könnte, mit ein paar hundert Zeugen dabei?!? Ich fange an, Amrothos richtig zu mögen – er greift auch immer im richtigen Moment ein! Unterhaltsam waren auch die etwas zweifelhaften Komplimente, die Merewyn Lothíriel gemacht hat. Die Rohirrim sind wirklich ein sehr direktes Volk! Eigentlich hätte Éomer genausogut Aragorn bitten können, sich um Éothain zu kümmern. Der ist schließlich auch ein Heiler, und mit mehr Erfahrung als Lothíriel obendrein. Hat Éomer da nur eine Gelegenheit gesucht, seine Zukünftige zu sehen, oder wollte er ihr damit zeigen, daß sie durch ihre Heirat ihre Berufung als Heiler nicht aufgeben müssen wird? Irgendwie hätte ich erwartet, daß Elphir an dem Punkt einen Riesenaufstand macht, daß Aragorn das machen müsse. Naja, vermutlich haben ihm Imrahil und seine anderen Söhne den Mund gestopft ;-) Author Reply: Eines meiner Lieblingsthemen: Aragorn ist KEIN Heiler; er ist der König mit den Händen eines Heilers. Seine Fähigkeiten sind Teil seines Erbes, und zwar in einem metaphysischen Sinne. Außer, dass er Gimli einmal erste Hilfe leistet - und zwar auf dem Niveau eines entsprechenden Kurses für den Führerschein Klasse 3 - heilt er stets nur in Verbindung mit Athelas, einer ansich völlig nutzlosen Pflanze, die widerum nur in Verbindung mit den metaphysischen Kräften des legitimen Thronerben wirkt. Bisher hat mir auch noch niemand, mit dem ich diese Problematik diskutiert habe, eine Stelle in einem der Werke Tolkiens zeigen können, indem ausdrücklich betont wird, dass Aragorn eine Ausbildung als Heiler erhalten hat. Und chirugische Fähigkeiten liegen kaum in der DNA. Das mag jetzt alles Interpretationssache sein, doch für meine Stories gilt: Aragorn kümmert sich um den "Black Breath"; die gelernten Heiler um den Rest. Es ist auch besser, dass jemand eine Pfeilspitze aus dem Lendenwirbelbereich entfernt, der das nicht nur als Nebenjob macht. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/1/2006 |
| I am a bad, bad worker bee. I'm reading this in my office. It's so, so good. Well, if you were compared to a horse, then you knew for certain that you had arrived in Rohan. And you were as well to take it as a compliment if you were, on top of everything, compared to a rare breed of horse. This made me laugh. You are so good with these cultural things. And also with sexual tension. Have I mentioned that before? It just crackles off the page here. Author Reply: That with the sexual tension is quite amazing, considering that at least one of our couple is not really certain what this is all about. | |
| songspinner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/1/2006 |
| "Well, if you were compared to a horse, then you knew for certain that you had arrived in Rohan. And you were as well to take it as a compliment if you were, on top of everything, compared to a rare breed of horse." Oh, how wonderful! That's the perfect description and I could just hear her tone of voice. I'm really enjoying the dialogue and characterization in this one. Author Reply: Personally I wouldn't mind being compared to a beautiful horse. Perhaps Lothíriel will get used to it. | |