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| Many Happy Returns by Grey Wonderer | 105 Review(s) |
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| hobbit_lass | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 7/4/2004 |
| That was great! I loved the 'dance challenge'! I wasn't at all sure who was going to come out the victor in that situation. I especially liked the descriptions of Pip and Estella as they were trying to list all their bad points and ended up with good things instead- This is such a great story, and I can't wait to see if Pip finally gets to dance with Diamond:) Author Reply: Thank you! Glad the dancing came off well because I had no clue how to dance the Springle-ring! That was why I went with different variations for everyone. Figured one of them had to be right! LOL Pip and Estella want to hate each other but they do seem to be having trouble doing it. Funny, but when this one started, Diamond was no where in the planning. She just turned up and became a big part of the story. It might help me in my writing if I knew what I was doing! The strangest things happen to my little stories. Rather like Pip and Estella's dance, twists and turns and spinning in a circle. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 7/4/2004 |
| Better, but you're still cruel!! An absolute riot, with the two of them trying to out-do or kill each other. Author Reply: You are a regular slave-drive Miss Took! LOl Don't worry, you won't have to wait much longer. The next chapter just needs a bit of correction and then it will be up and running. I am glad that you enjoyed my little dance-off. I could just see them spinning out of control. I suspect that Frodo may decide to give up on match-making after this. LOL | |
| hobbit_lass | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 7/4/2004 |
| "The things that I am willing to suffer through for you, Merry Brandybuck. She grabbed Pippin’s wrist and fairly drug him out onto the dance floor. " How funny! I loved how Frodo had to talk Estella into helping and then Pippin didn't want anything to do with dancing with Merry's lass- Great Chapter! Author Reply: These two are a bit jealous of each other just now, but I think that they will work it out. Match-making is a dangerous business and Frodo and Estella may be in over their heads. Glad you liked this one. The next one is up just now. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 7/4/2004 |
| You wretch!!!! I rarely pester someone to post quickly, but . . . please post quickly!!! This is too much fun to wait too long for the rest of the tale! Author Reply: LOL Your update is here! New chapter has been posted. Thank you for the lovely review and I'm glad you like this one. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 7/4/2004 |
| Poor clueless Pippin! That's what happens when friends try to help out your love-life, isn't it! You have a bit of a prickly relationship between Pip and Estella, makes for some nice tension. And now I've come to the end, and no more chapters, *sigh..* (Reminding myself why I don't often read WIPs--oh well, you don't seem to keep folks hanging too long. Please update soon, I want to see how the Springle-ring goes. Author Reply: Just updated with a new chapter. Seems that Frodo and Estella are having their troubles with their match-making efforts. I wrote a challenge story for Marigold called "The Ramblings of Peregrin Took" and that was where my view of the Estella and Pippin relationship began. I thought that Pippin would be less than happy to be sharing Merry's time and so might Estella. Two hobbits that might have gotten along under other conditions, might be at odds over jealousy. They are both devoted to Merry and Merry is caught in the middle for a time. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 7/4/2004 |
| This was hilarious! It put me in mind of the cake in "Conspiracy" and the way Pippin kept eating at it. It's funny how everyone naturally assumed that a hobbit lad could be entertained with more food--they were right of course! LOL! I like your hints about Pip and Diamond. Are they ever going to get that dance? Author Reply: I thought at that point in their lives, Merry and Pippin might have trouble in groups because of the age difference. I figured Pip might be a bit out of place at the party and have to find other entertainment, cake! LOL There is more on Diamond and Pip in future chapters. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 7/4/2004 |
| OK, the computer just ate this review so I'll try again. I seem to still be having some minor problems with SOA this morning. I had guessed from all your hints about blood that Merry had cut an artery, and Pip had presence of mind enough to use a tourniquet, but never in my wildest dreams would I have thought up a stained glass window. And your description of the Bullroarer--too funny! I liked the interaction between the injured Merry and the trying-not-to-be-panicked Pippin. I also like the way you shifted the POV from your healer to Merry and Pippin in the barn, and then to Merry's dream. Very deft. So far no Paladin in this story, and your mention of him in regard to the window is not flattering. Is he even going to make an appearance, or apologize to his nephew and his sister for what his window did? Hmm... Author Reply: I wasn't going for the stained glass when I started. It just turned in that direction. Sometimes these things take me by surprise. In the past, I have written Paladin as a bit, shall we say, less than the devoted father. He and Pippin have not been close in my other fictions and so I am not sure if he will be turning up or not. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/4/2004 |
| Oh man! I was going along last night having a good time, and all of a sudden SOA became unavailable. I had to give up and go back to bed. I came straight back to the computer after breakfast this AM to finish what you've got so far. This chapter is interesting. I like some of the little post-quest touches, such as the mention of Pippin's and Frodo's relative heights, the idea that they don't want to talk about where they saw a lot of blood, and Sam's need to check on his master. All kinds of hints about Merry's accident; very nice. Author Reply: Thank you. I am having a bit of trouble with Arda also. Mine is in the format department. It slows down my posting of chapters in a big way. I have to put them in several different ways to keep them from running off of the screen. Have you had that happen? Glad you enjoyed this chapter. It was a bit of a connecting one and so didn't have as much action as some of the others. I was worried that it read a bit slow. | |
| Elenar | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 7/4/2004 |
| I loved it, looking forward to more. Author Reply: More was just posted a second or two ago. The next chapter is now up. I am glad that you are enjoying it so far. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/4/2004 |
| That is just too cute! You ought to do a sequel where Gandalf actually *uses* the book for something! Author Reply: You are awake, aren't you? A plot bunny! I just might try that at some point. Thanks. | |