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| We Were Young Once ~ III by Conquistadora | 196 Review(s) |
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| CandissD | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/21/2012 |
| Wonderful chapter! Poor Thranduil and poor Lindoriel :( I loved the way you described his foreboding and how it built up to the attack. I apologize for not reviewing the last few chapters but I read them all and am enjoying this story very much. :) Author Reply: Thanks! I'll try to keep the updates coming. | |
| Oleanne | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/21/2012 |
| I knew it was coming, but poor Lindoriel! Her actions kept Thranduil from death - that is if his heart doesn't break from the loss. THese last few chapters have been amazing. Sorry that I did not review earlier. You have really given these characters life and made us love them and mourn their loss. Author Reply: No problem. Thanks for the feedback, and I'm very pleased you're enjoying it! | |
| Adrianne | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/6/2012 |
| Oh my! Your descriptions of the woods around Dol Guldor were riveting! I wanted to stop reading but I couldn't! I kept saying 'One more paragraph, then bed'. Not so. I kept reading until the end. This passage was particularly telling: "They continued slowly forward for another hour. The deeper they went, the plainer the indications became. It felt like Mordor. It smelled like Mordor. Thranduil’s every sense was prickling with the danger of the place, the brooding malice. Even the horses were uncomfortable. He wanted to see Dol Guldur for himself, but at this rate he doubted they would be able to make it that far." The sense of foreboding is as palpable as Thranduil's own feelings of helplessness in the wake of this new threat, the sudden weight of his kingship pressing on him in a way it never has. I do not envy him, but nor do I doubt him. I'm hooked now. I have to read the next chapter! Author Reply: Thanks! Sometimes the sheer size of this tale can be daunting, but reviewers like you keep me enthusiastic. :) | |
| Adrianne | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/6/2012 |
| Forgive me for taking so long to come in here to read. I've been longing to find time to finally do so. I feel almost as if I've let you down by not leaving a review. When you posted 'The Golden Years II' I went immediately and read it thinking that I would be able to leave a review later that evening. But then real life hit with a vengeance and has not let go. However tonight I found some quiet time and so re-read 'The Golden Years II' and also part III. May I say that I am so glad to see you back continuing this masterpiece of a story. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now for my review. I love the interplay between Thranduil and Legolas in Chapter 5, as they journey back to Amon Lanc and Thranduil reminisces about the days of his father. It is almost sad in that it seems to strangely foreshadow the dark events that come at the very end of this chapter. 'It almost seemed too much to expect, but for their sakes Thranduil hoped these idyllic years could continue uninterrupted.' And thus it begins. Your introduction of the events we all know are coming is particularly chilling under the circumstances, but I am glad to finally read the story of Legolas' lost love that you tease us with in 'I Return'. Though the titles of your next 3 chapters tell me that all is about to come crashing down, I'm anxious to read at least one more chapter tonight. I'm so glad life has allowed you to return to this story. You are a brilliant author. Author Reply: No problem. Real life will have its way, I know. I'm glad you're still enjoying it! :) | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/5/2012 |
| My head qas itching as I read this. *shudders* I do like Lindoriel. Nicely written. Author Reply: Thanks. Just the creepy-crawlies alone would have been enough to make me want to leave Mirkwood. :P | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 2/26/2012 |
| Incredible chapter. Intense. Very well written. I was on the edge of my seat! Author Reply: Thanks! :) | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 2/24/2012 |
| Wow! And so it begins -- again. Poor Thranduil. I ave finished one and two these past weeks and now must wait as does Lindoriel for further news. Bless you. Gtreat writing of a great presence in Middle-earth! Author Reply: Thank you! :) | |
| mereyom | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 2/16/2012 |
| You are back!!! Oh, joy. Now I have to carve out time to reread the series to get caught up with where we are. The little link is sitting there open in my browser, tempting me. Author Reply: Yes, it's good to be back. Thanks for the support! :) | |
| Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/9/2012 | |
| Hello! It's wonderful to see you back on the scene. I'm so sorry to hear about what's been happening for you and just can't imagine how you're feeling. I adore your writing. I've been an avid fan of 'We were young once' for years and it's sparked something of an obsession with Thranduil. It's absolutely fascinating to see the character changes through each series and even the overall feel of the story. I actually am finding it really interesting, having read I and II, now to be reading III and The Red Winter together and seeing parallels, not to mention noting how Thranduil has changed and yet still so very much himself. I wish I could go into detail about everything I love but I'm just not coherent enough! Just rest assured that you've created what, for me, is the best and most multi-dimensional set of LOTR stories of the net. XXX Author Reply: Thanks! Life has taken a turn for the better lately, I'm glad to say, and it has been fun writing again. At one point I didn't think I'd ever finish this story, but now I'm determined to do it, and readers like you make it all worthwhile. :) | |
| Phuong | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/7/2012 |
| i just started reading lotr fics but just reading it without being familiar a lot about the characters, i still enjoyed it. i liked your dialogue. its smooth and flowy. you're a really talented writer. Author Reply: Thank you! I do try hard to make my prose very readable, so I appreciate you saying so. :) | |