News Resources
Login
Become a member
Help
Search
|
|
| About Us News Resources
Login
Become a member
Help
Search
|
|
|
| Swan Song by Conquistadora | 8 Review(s) |
|---|---|
| PSW | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 10/1/2022 |
| I totally get Thranduil in this chapter - I’m incapable of going through a market like that without buying things. :-D More seafood! I want to go to Gondor now …. Though the new company I could do without. It always amazes me how petty bad guys seem to be able to think that *they’re* going to be the one to pull one over on the ancient, highly trained, highly dangerous good guy. The baddies do overestimate themselves. It’s the James Bond villain syndrome, I guess - gloating over their own cleverness never goes well. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/26/2020 |
| Adding to my previous review since I have a few moments to spare this morning, and I re-read this chapter before going on to the next. Beleg was quite correct about the quality of his vintage, Imrahil noted. He was justifiably proud of the enterprise he shared with his brother, Brandir, thriving as it was after the near ruination of his family before the war. He gladly gave them a brief tour of the place. Thranduil, once again, seemed indefatigably interested in the minutia of the business, and asked many questions, which delighted their host. Beleg is an intriguing character! Is he to be found in any other stories? I must admit, this is the first one of yours I have read. I recognize the camel and crocodile ("tastes like chicken!") in the meat market. Imrahil as Elessar's bulldog. I like that. The characters are well-developed, even in brief appearances, and the descriptions are marvelously real. Hope this finds you all well. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/16/2020 |
| Oh, gosh, this is so marvelously written. The combination of irony and understatement and undercurrents is a wonder to behold, along with the descriptions that say so much more than (polite) conversation could convey. Pelargir simply jumps from the page in all its color and (frankly, but perhaps neither polite nor prudent to say aloud in that place) squalor. I find myself holding my breath, probably not the best thing to do when so much remains to be read. Excellent work! Well done. Looking forward to reading more. Author Reply: Thanks! :D | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/8/2017 |
| Nice description of the markets of Pelargir. Imrahil as "Elessar's bulldog"; very appropriate! | |
| PSW | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/3/2016 |
| Hmm... Sadly, I fear they'll get their 'something of greater consequence'... I hate most of all, I think, to think of Arwen having to put up with this, in a time that should be so joyful for her. Interested to see how things go from here! Author Reply: Very true. Just for that, I think I'll make sure she has something to say about it in the next chapter. There are so many characters swirling around now, and I'd hate for her to end up a piece of mute arm candy. Thank you! | |
| someone | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 1/31/2016 |
| Falathir doesn't seem to realise just who he is plotting against. It is bad enough that he thinks he can win against Faramir, Imrahil and Aragorn, but to plot against an Elvenking with millenia of experience? There is no way he can win this. I'm looking forward to seeing how he intends to do it. The image of Imrahil as a loyal bulldog is not one I have ever seen before! Pelargir with its "fashionable" buildings sounds like it would be a fun place to visit. Author Reply: Desperate times, and all that. Thanks for reading! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 1/26/2016 |
| Ah, but how we love those who scheme behind the scenes to ruin those they ought to respect. | |
| PSW | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 1/26/2016 |
| Whew. The intrigue is deepening... Seems like everyone's in for a rougher ride than they might like... Author Reply: Thanks for reading! We will try not to disappoint. :) | |