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| Return to Me by Strange Blaze | 3 Review(s) |
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| SimplegirlfromLP | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 6/16/2020 |
| This story was just as wonderful the 2nd time around. I hope you are well and will finish this story, you seemed so eager. This story has such great promise. I think you said it was your first time writing a fanfic, well congratulations, you are doing a great job. This story can go so many places. I would imagine the angst Soraiyel goes through as she is parted from Legolas especially with their telepathic connection. Did Legolas close his mind to her during the stressful and dangerous parts of the trip? During the quiet times, would he speak with her? Would that be too much for her? Did she stay in Imladris to comfort Arwen especially with this special gift Sorayaiel and Legolas share? Anyways, hope you will continue to write. | |
| endorearwen | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 1/2/2014 |
| BRAVO, Strange Blaze! Writing so consistently from a single point of view, especially the first person, is not an easy thing to accomplish, yet you have done so with masterful skill! I LOVE the Thranduil of your creation. This kind, gentle and loving King is exactly how I would imagine him. The scene wherein Sorayaiel re-lives the loss of her parents demonstrated well Thranduil's tender side. That scene certainly cut to the core. The emotion of the moment, the desperation of the losses, the sense of fear about the future, all articulated so clearly that tears came easily to my eyes. Perhaps the most touching thing to me in your writing is the depth of connection you have created between Legolas and Sorayaiel. Your presentation of the intimacy they have shared for so long resonated with the strongest desire for true love that every human heart yearns to discover for itself. At times, I was afraid at the risk this connection meant both were facing if the other suddenly disappeared from their life. It was a horrible thought, yet the fearlessness with which they embraced their love gave them each the strength to follow the joy of abandonment that comes from such complete self-giving. I felt a sense of hope in journeying with this couple through the many challenges and dangers they faced - not only of the happiness that time might provide to them but also of that endless happiness they would share when they crossed into Valinor and were together until the end of Arda. In some ways, the depth of connection between their hearts, fears, and minds felt like a preview of that inexplicable joy that all in Valinor are blessed to have until Arda's end. The revelation of Fanwen's involvement in Sorayaiel's parents' untimely deaths and the dramatic effect it took on her character was most intriguing. I thought it an exceedingly clever way to remind the reader of the long Ages that elves live in Arda and of how closely connected this necessarily means they all are to one another. Kudos! I found myself stopping on purpose, rationing the pages, because I didn't want the story to end too quickly, so fond had I grown of your original characters and the loving life they enjoyed. The connection to them was instant, deepening with every revelation of their histories - not an easy thing to achieve. I am most disappointed that you have ceased writing these stories. There are so many plotlines that I would very much like to have seen you 'tie up' the ends on. However, I do thank you for sharing these two beautiful stories with us readers. They are fabulous and I will re-read them many more times before losing my enthusiasm for them! | |
| emjo | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 1/8/2005 |
| Please update, Please | |