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| Imrahil's Daughter by Madeleine | 40 Review(s) |
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| SimplegirlfromLP | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 5/3/2020 |
| Good grief!!!, What a read!!, So much steam, I need to calm down. I read this years ago and came to it again because I remember how much I enjoyed it and now I really remember how hot this romance really was. Thank you for writing. I love this Éomer and this Lothíriel. I can hardly put this story down. Darn having to make a living and be a wife and Mom. 💓 | |
| Ana | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/27/2013 |
| Oops! What was I thinking of? I meant acknowledge. Ana | |
| Ana | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/21/2013 |
| Éomer is worried about Rohirric bastards running around Minas Tirith without protection. The only way to help them in Anglo Saxon times was to sire them; they could live in the household and have the Lord´s protection, but not heir rights. Elfhelm´s wife is right when she later tells Lothíriel her future husband is quite unique. Of course, Éomer has illegitimate offspring, and quite a few I presume. But he is a man of honour and has done something other warriors and Lords would consider a bit strange. As Imrahil said, Éomer has his own strict code of honour. In Unexpected, I think his first illegitimate is introduced in a very specific way. I think he has just arrived, 12 years old, his training has started. His Westron a bit poor. (Éomer was only 16, hormones and all that. Elfhelm witness, Maddy told us herself.It must have been some warrior ritual celebration or his initiation into the world of men). I still believe that in his Boast ritual, he will make a vow: He will kill as many orcs as he can, etc but to truly honour his parents he will only marry for love("in this world and beyond"). These children are for Éomer "consequences", he doesn´t consider them his children (not perception we have nowadays) but he will make sure they are taken care of. The children he will have with his ladylove are "gifts". Funny number, eight, it reminds me of eight gift horses in Beowulf. They are pure Rohirric Power, people proud and tense around them at the same time, even when they are kids. Illegitimate will have no chance. Maddy´s Lothíriel is unique and different, but her Éomer also. He doesn´t care what others say, he does what he feels is right. He will marry a healer, something unthinkable of (Elfhelm doesn´t allow Merewyn in the room as Lothíriel is operating on...). Elfhelm happy, but others... He will marry a princess from Gondor. Some Lords miffed. There will be some tension at first. Éomer will dismiss Éofor and have a word with his men after leaving her. She is His. Interesting the Tafl game Éofor will "play". Hammer and anvil. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/28/2008 |
| Couldn't stop laughing at her reaction to her first French kiss and how she thanked him for the experience! Poor Eomer's got himself a handful and I would imagine he has very big hands. Their dialogue here is so priceless! Elfhelm's advice was not bad either--in fact it's like the cherry on the cream. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 6/28/2008 |
| It's nice to see Eomer's fumbling on his way to true love. Loved his little oration here though, he could be quite the orator. Loved how Elfhelm would add "king" almost as an afterthought whenever he had to talk to Eomer after he has said or done something not so kingly. I almost swooned with how you ended this chapter. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 6/28/2008 |
| “Thank you, nephew,” Imrahil said prosaically. “This is the first time ever I have been compared to a rodent.” Loved that line! Imrahil is so suave as to be so dangerous. You could draw really vivid pictures with the figures of speech that you use. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/28/2008 |
| Just adored the scene when she walked in on him half-naked. I had a very clear idea of what his facial expression must have looked like! Lothy's revelation that she could have been more gentle in treating his wound was such a priceless nugget to me! She is not someone he could easily overwhelm. It is so easy to see that they are a perfect match. Elfhelm is also very interesting, especially when he revealed how he came to begin his married life. I just love how you put very distinct personalities and interesting personal backgrounds for the characters. The revelation here that it was Elfhelm who encouraged Eomer to go to the Houses of Healing in the first place is priceless. | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/28/2008 |
| Loved the second "first meeting" scene here and pretty much everything else in this chapter! It's so romantic-movie-like! Poor Eomer didn't know what hit him! I enjoyed the sensual tension and romantic undertones of their "argument" and Lothy's line: "After all, with three brothers I have lots of practice in forgiving stupidity,” was priceless! And Erchirion's: “Unfortunately sororicide is illegal in Gondor.” | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/28/2008 |
| Loved the dialogue between Eomer and Faramir about Eowyn, and the fair assembly comment where the neareast and dearest could amount to about 500. Laughed out loud about Eomer's "give me orcs" line. I especially adored Amrothos here and always anticipate something very funny & amusing to happen whenever he is in the scene. The hand-off of Lady Cuillwen holds a lot of promise and made me think that Amrothos has a big role to play in the future. Although I'm a bit partial to Amrothos because he is so funny and entertaining. Loved Arwen's comment about Gimli! | |
| nautika | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/6/2007 |
| Thanks to the MPAs, I discovered your wonderful series. I normally print up fics (Stories of Arda makes that so easy!) so I dont review as often as I should because I get too caught up in the story. I love this series! nautika | |