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| Elf Academy 3: The Enemy Within by Fiondil | 25 Review(s) |
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| someone | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 7/11/2014 |
| Finally a good time to review these. I really like the scenes in the Gold Nugget Café, you can never be sure what is going to happen there! "You may want to duck." *grin* I'm also quite sure that the police were not trained to deal with angels and elves, and wouldn't be too surprised to see a few elves arrested for getting involved with police investigations. Author Reply: Hi someone. The Gold Nugget Café is my favorite hangout too. *grin* And no, I don't think there's any course at the Police Academy on how to handle angels, Elves and other otherworldly beings. LOL! The police at Wiseman are getting hands-on learning in that department. And I would like to see them try to arrest any Elf. Thanks for reviewing. I appreciate it. | |
| obsidianj | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 6/28/2014 |
| That was rather more exciting that expected. Here I was ready to see how Finlay dealt with the revelations that were sure to come and then the bullets started flying. Loved Nate sipping his coffee and giving directions. Poor Dave, how can you keep your authority with everyone telling you how to do your job? It must have been so much easier before all these elves, Maiar and Valar showing up. I liked Finlay's wife. She seems to have a better grasp on the concept of the spiritual world. Author Reply: Hi obsidianj. Yeah, Dave has a tough job now, trying to keep the weirdness down to a minimum. I think he realizes that it's a lost cause but he keeps trying because that's what he does. Sarkari is sweet, just like her name, and being closer to the natural world than Finlay, she's probably more attuned to the spiritual world as well so it's easier for her to accept what she sees around her. Thanks for reviewing. I appreciate it very much. | |
| Laer | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 6/28/2014 |
| I think we all could use a Golden Nugget Cafe to hang out in. Esther is another good one to have around. She can keep people calm during a shoot out she could help out when people are having emotional issues too. As for her brother Nate...part scary part wonderful With out his help they would have been toast. Good idea having Finley return to his new home and teach the children. :) Author Reply: Hi Laer. Yeah, I wouldn't mind hanging out in that café myself, especially if Esther is there serving up homemade pie and along with her motherly advice. But I think I would prefer NOT to have Nate hanging about. Way to scary. LOL! I have a feeling that Sakari's village will be an outlier of Wiseman and another training ground for the Dagor Dagorath once Finlay is back and teaching the youngsters. Thanks for reviewing. It's much appreciated. | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 6/24/2014 |
| Well, that's certainly not how Finlay has envisioned that little meeting, has he? But I somehow feel better knowing the Valar are there to make sure no one gets hurt. Learning that the guy bought weapons doesn't make him any more trustworthy, after all. Hm, so Finlay is as suspicious of that failed mission they were sent on as Alex was? Now I wonder if they even might end up working together, though I am not sure what he could do so far away from everything. But the good lad has to be so confused about 'Nate', who he is and where he got his knowledge from. Argh, another attack – and at such a public place? Farrell – and I assume he's behind it – is such a bastard, risking to hurt so many innocent bystanders. Luckily Námo was there to keep everyone safe. I have to reinforce what I said earlier, the earlier Farrell gets put out of it for good, the better. At least Finlay and Alex worked together here instead of against each other. It really sounds as if he has switched sides, too, so to speak. Glad you sent Finrod over so fast, as I didn't like the sound of the shots coming from the bookshop. We don't want anything else to happen to him or Nick, after all. It's interesting how Sakari can tell what both Nate and Finrod are, by the way. Shaman's daughter, indeed. Poor Dave, it's not easy being police chief when agents, Elves, Maiar and Valar are around to tell you what to do and not to do. Though the 'Elves with Jedi mind tricks' left me snickering. Nice way to put it! And Esther coming and giving him that massage was rather amusing. But then, Dave deserves some relaxing treat, right? He's got more stress in the last few months than he must have had in years before, from the looks of it. So, and now I am all caught up, yay! Author Reply: Hi Kitty. Well, Finlay is a trained agent, whatever else he is, and I think he feels safer with a weapon at hand, whatever the situation. I know others were concerned about Finrod's safety as well, so I'm sure everyone's relieved to know he's safe. And no, Dave doesn't have an easy time of it with spies and Elves and Maiar and Valar all over the place getting in his way. *grin* And yay on being all caught up! Thanks for taking the time to review. It's much appreciated. | |
| Sunny | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 6/24/2014 |
| Well, demeter_d, of course modern English would reflect its origins - it is s language forged by Norman men-at-arms trying to seduce Saxon barmaids. Author Reply: Well, maybe. There's still some dispute about that. *grin* | |
| bookworm | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 6/24/2014 |
| Man, I feel *really sorry* for Finlay XD Alex is almost immune to the weirdness by now it seems. Author Reply: Yeah. A few short months ago, Alex was freaking out, and now it's all too familiar to him. How things change, don't they? *grin* Thanks for reading and reviewing, bookworm. It's much appreciated. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 6/23/2014 |
| Nothing like having the Vala of death hanging around to keep people safe! Heh! Poor Finlay is going to have a lot to think on during his drive back to Sakari's village. A friend from Finland's name is Sakari, also, by the way, although he is male and it's Finnish for Zachary. Quite an interesting fellow. Author Reply: That's true, Larner, on both counts. It is interesting how names from different languages and cultures can be similar but have completely different meanings and even pronunciations. Thanks for commenting. I appreciate it. | |
| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 6/23/2014 |
| One more thing! I have not taken a French lesson in my life. Or any Latin. But do remember, dear friends, how much of a debt "Modern American English" owes to the old Romans, the French victors of the battle of Hastings, the old Viking raiders, the Germanic Barbarians who over-ran our ancestors little island home from time to time.... Many words we think of as "English" have really changed very little from their millennial old origins. Author Reply: Over 60 percent of English is derived from Latin either directly or via Norman French, and everything else is Germanic, more or less (throw a few Celts into the mix along with a smattering of other world cultures and stir). English has no pride and steals happily from everyone. That's what makes it such an interesting language to study. | |
| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 6/23/2014 |
| "David, I am going to take Alex and the others back to Edelhond,..." It is very nice to see Finrod, at least, giving poor Chief Michaelson a bit of respect right at the moment. Perhaps the whole Alien Overlord thing can slowly be eroded. And 'which Inuit language?' Our Chief of police really is full of surprises. I agree with the reviewer who compared him with Kyle Stoner... both going about the business they know best. Both also are probably going to make more contributions to that battle against the dark than people are willing to give them credit for! And concerning Sakari and her people's spiritual sensitivity. A bit over twenty years ago, a former neighbor of ours had moved to a south-western state with his wife, then came crawling back to us about a year later, saying they were separated. He stayed with us for about three months, as I recall, until he could get back on his feet. He had brought with him a Native American gentleman perhaps a decade younger than I, who had heard that construction jobs could be found in our area. "Thomas", who could rattle off his Native name in a voice like flowing water, told me fascinating stories about life in the small farms and ranches on the southern reservations. Particularly, he told about veterans coming back from serving in Viet Nam and the Gulf War, much tramatised and not really able to get a lot of help from the VA system. The village's response was to perform for them the ancient healing rituals. Yes, a lot of those cultures have been lost. But I would say there are still a lot of the old ways alive and well. Author Reply: Hi demeter d. Finrod knows how to deal with people, especially those in positions of authority that may differ from his own, and Dave has depths to him that we have yet to see (same for Kyle). And while many of the native cultures have been lost, we can be thankful that there's been a concerted effort by some people to retrieve those cultures and revive them. Thanks for leaving a reviewing. I quite appreciate it. | |
| SashaHoneypalm | Reviewed Chapter: 51 on 6/23/2014 |
| I'm not the only one feeling sorry for Dave, am I? Actually, it's nice to have a character in a story who doesn't automatically fall in line with plot weirdness just because he's nominally on the same side. In fact, people like Michaelson and Kyle Stoner are probably the reason it even occurred to me that bystander good guys tend to be AWFULLY accepting of protagonists turning their live upside down. Dave "What are those Elves up to NOW?" Michaelson strikes a rather realistic chord in me. Author Reply: Hi Sasha. No, lots of people feel sorry for poor Dave having to put up with all the nonsense that's been running around Wiseman lately. And I agree with you about having characters who do not necessarily fall in line with the weirdness around them and certainly Dave and Kyle are good examples of this. They may be on the side of the Elves but they are not necessarily taking their orders and feel that they are the ones who should be giving orders in their particular field of expertise. Nor are the afraid to voice their opinions on the subject. Thanks for commenting on this, Sasha. I appreciate it. | |