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| White Sands, Warm Hearts by jenolas | 1 Review(s) |
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| Lianna | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 7/25/2004 |
| Splendid story. I enjoyed it very much. I must admit that some readers will probably contend that having both injury and grief occur in Valinor is non-canon, but personally, I don't care. You need to have something with which to create a plot, and in my opinion, a Valinor in which nothing even slightly unpleasant ever happens would be a dull place indeed. I love your versions of both Thranduil and Legolas. It's great that your Thranduil is not nasty, and your Legolas is not a weakling or a victim. I am jealous of both of their wives! One aspect of your story that I especially liked was that you were able to show that your characters had active and enjoyable sex lives without ever going beyond the boundaries of good taste. I so rarely see this in fanfiction. So many authors either write smut or avoid sex altogether. I'm glad that you don't find either of those extremes necessary. Author Reply: Thank you, your comments are most welcome. I take your point and agree that the story is non-canon, as is any story not written by Tolkien himself (as I see it), but as for no grief and hurt in Valinor, what of the kinslaying of the Teleri? Ah, Thranduil! *sigh* Too bad he is spoken for! When writing this story I was aiming to show romance rather than sex and I am pleased to see the attempt was both successful and appreciated. jenolas | |