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Beauty for Ashes  by Nina the powerwriter 3 Review(s)
LarnerReviewed Chapter: 9 on 11/21/2004
I've followed this story for a while, and am glad to find this chapter done. Am waiting anxiously to see how Merry and Estella come together at last!

Author Reply: Thank you for following and reviewing my story! I was wondering if anyone was reading it, but some people seem to be. The next chapter is up now, and it's fairly long. Thanks again!

pipinheartReviewed Chapter: 9 on 11/20/2004
A very nice story... Merry and estella should get together soon...

Update soon

Author Reply: Thank you!!!

DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 9 on 11/4/2004
This was wonderful, Nina! I really like the changes you made--the stopover at Bag End really helped deepen the plot, as well as fixing the time/distance thing. And the ending was quite funny--the first time he kisses her, he's drunk and misses his aim, LOL! It reminded me of that old Loretta Lynn song about "Don't Come Home A-Drinking with Loving on Your Mind".
Poor Merry, he's not only going to be hungover in the morning, but he's going to have an angry Estella. I just hope she remembers that people tell the truth when they're drunk, and that he thinks she's beautiful.
I took this chapter to Cracker Barrel with me, to read while I had supper!

Author Reply: Glad you liked it! Yeah, the changes really gave more depth to the chapter. Thank you so much for helping with that! I had been wanting for months now to write that scene with drunk!Merry coming onto Estella. Thought it'd bring a little humor into the story. The next chapter is already written, just got to touch it up and send it off to Pervinca for beta-ing.

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