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| Fallow by Ariel | 48 Review(s) |
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| Inkling | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/8/2006 |
| Nice set-up so far...Frodo in paragraph three, family intrigue, and what promises to be an interesting dynamic between Lalia and Pearl. As always, great description and dialogue! Author Reply: *Wags tail* Thank you, my dear! Funny, those are exactly the kinds of things I enjoy about your writing. ;) I'll try to post the rest asap for you! | |
| Inkling | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 8/8/2006 |
| Another "Fear," you say? Oh goody! And with a meaty character (so to speak) like Lalia! And a kiss from a sweet cousin (hmm, wonder who that could be?) Bring it on, Angst Maven! Author Reply: Hehehh! I wonder! And it will be angsty, and not entirely happy, but not entirely horrible either. Some people just have to learn to make what they can of their lives. *sniff!* | |
| SurgicalSteel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/7/2006 |
| This is a really intriguing beginning. I'll be very curious to see how this pans out, because Tolkien's words really do suggest something much more sinister than a clumsy attendant and an accidental death. Author Reply: Tolkien's words really do suggest something much more sinister than a clumsy attendant and an accidental death. Exactly! This passage has always intrigued me and I just knew there had to be much more to it than that! I've had a ball writing Lalia. She's become someone you love to hate, but who is quite honest in her beliefs and motivations. She's a woman made hard by circumstance and who built herself up. While I can't see any hobbit being out right evil, we have met ones who were mean, greedy and spiteful, so why not ruthless? I hope you enjoy the story as much as you have the beginning. | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/5/2006 |
| I love your discription of Pearl covered with mud. This is so different from other stories that I have read about Paladin and the Thainship. In most that I have read he doesn't actually want the title but has no choice. I like the fact that he is seeking it in this. I am looking forward to more of this. Author Reply: Really, she is a very different Pearl than any I have yet read. In fact, most of the hobbit women I have seen are either stage props, harpies or unrelateably demure. (I am not counting the many Mary Sues, though I'm a lot more pro-OFC than most) I just wanted to make a readable, believable and empathetic heroine... and then give her a whole pile of angst. hehehehe | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 8/5/2006 |
| I have always liked Pearl and the air of mystery that sometimes surrounds her so naturally, I am looking forward to this. Author Reply: Good! So do I! Tolkien's own words seem to suggest something sinister, if not her doing, then her involvement. I hope you like my take on the matter. It'll be angsty (duh... no! Really?) but I hope it will keep folks' interest! | |
| Lily | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/5/2006 |
| I loved this from the first time I read it on the Spring Challenge site and I'm glad to see you working on it again. It reminds me a little bit of "Fear" (which you know I adored!) ... not the theme but the intrigues and I kind of have a feeling that there are many different layers to this story as well. I'm looking forward to reading more of it. Author Reply: Yeah, it feels a lot like Fear as I am writing it too, though Pearl is far from Dody. I think you'll see a lot of similarities between her relationship with Lalia and what Dody almost had with Clearwater (without the psedo-abusive suggestions). Good villans (and villanesses) are SO much fun to write! (and I even get to kill this one off! It's CANON! Heheheheh! | |
| Armariel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/5/2006 |
| My, this looks interesting! Anxious to see what happens next. Author Reply: *Waves* I should tell you that I wanted to reply earlier, but something in your reply told the site software that I wanted my replies in... well, I am not sure what language it was... Some Asian something. Nilmandra deleted your little sword thingy at the end of your sig and I can now reply to it. I thought I might let you know that in case you've had problems getting people responding to your reviews in the past. Something about that little string of characters "~~~{~@" really seems to freak out the system! LOL! In reply to the encouragement, thank you! I will try to get new chapters posted as soon as my beta gets done with them! Thanks for reading. :) | |
| lovethosehobbits | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/5/2006 |
| Oh, I am delighted to see you are penning another fic! This sounds very interesting and I can't wait to see what happens. Lotsa Frodo, I hope. Author Reply: High time, eh? Seriously, I've been betaing like mad but haven't had ANY time to write for myself. This one has been on the back burner for about a year - which in Ariel-time means it's about ready to be put on 'paper' - LOL! | |