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Yours to command  by Lialathuveril 292 Review(s)
whitewaveReviewed Chapter: 12 on 6/25/2008
Loved how she came to his rescue this time!

Author Reply: Bet he didn't expect that!

whitewaveReviewed Chapter: 9 on 6/25/2008
This is one of your most exciting chapters yet. Was on the edge of my seat (almost literally). The images were so vivid in my mind that I felt like I was watching a movie.

Author Reply: Like I said before, it is a kind of movie in my mind. Shame it's so much work to get it on paper though! But it's good to hear I managed to get the images across for you.

Lia

whitewaveReviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/25/2008
had to smile at the "double meaning" words they exchanged here. the romantic tension is starting to build up.

Author Reply: And I think Eomer is starting to notice, even if Lothiriel is completely oblivious.

whitewaveReviewed Chapter: 4 on 6/25/2008
Appreciate how he comes to her rescue even in the most mundane things.

Author Reply: Yes, she's already gained a champion in him here, yet somebody who will not overprotect her either.

whitewaveReviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/25/2008
One of the nice things about reading about the same couple in different stories is that you're treated to very entertaining "first meeting" scenes with every different story. I enjoyed that scene here, especially her initial reply to him and his reaction.

Author Reply: This is also what I like about thinking up different scenarios of how they could have met. So many possibilities! It was fun to include a bit of foreshadowing here as of course everybody knows she will eventually be Queen of Rohan.

Lia

whitewaveReviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/25/2008
Relished every word of this chapter like I do every Lothy and Eomer introduction chapters. It was not obvious at first how different Lothy is in this story.

Author Reply: That was admittedly a deliberate bit of misinformation to keep the reader guessing what is 'wrong' with Lothiriel ;-)

Lia

whitewaveReviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/25/2008
As I have expressed in my previous reviews, I really, really, love all of your Eomer and Lothiriel stories. I like the slightly "brooding" image of Eomer at the beginning of this story and honestly I couldn't even pause to review until I finished all the chapters and I intend to reread all of them after I review, they're that addicting. I felt sorry for him in that he is so lonely and obviously needs a little happiness in his life.

Author Reply: It's true this is a more sombre Eomer than usual, at least for the time being. Of course he inherited a difficult situation from his uncle with Rohan ravaged by war like it is. Fortunately his plans for a 'suitable' queen were scotched by a certain princess!

Lia

RhyselleReviewed Chapter: 34 on 12/10/2007
I just found this story and stayed up way too late to read the first half of it. Only the fact that I absolutely had to get some sleep before going to work made me close down the computer instead of reading through until daylight!

Your Lothiriel is a wonderful interpretation and I really appreciated that she has flaws and isn't the perfect long-suffering heroine overcoming her handicap bravely... She's got a temper, she's got issues with impulse control, and she most definitely doesn't always think before she speaks! But she is also smart, loving, and honest... and I can totally see why Eomer fell for her so quickly. :)

The suspense of the abduction, the duel to the death, and then Eomer's poisoning were great pieces of drama, but as much as I enjoyed those, it was the personal interaction between Lothiriel and Eomer that I liked best.

And I have to say that the romance level of the Epilogue certainly hit high marks! Wonderful, evocative imagery and such a good display of Eomer's thoughts and fears... and then you let us into Lothiriel's head one last time. I particularly loved how she told him that she could see the Mark through his eyes. *sigh*

I wish I'd had the time to read this when you first posted it. But I'm very glad that I found it now! Well done!

Author Reply: Hello Rhyselle,
You pretty much summed up Lothiriel there, she really has to work on her impulse control! I get the feeling she will probably tread on some toes as Queen of the Mark, but also gain lots of champions.

Funny enough I was just having a discussion about characterization with some other authors I know and was saying how I like characters with faults. Not earth shaking ones, but small ones like we all have them (I have a bit of a temper myself and somehow all my Lothiriels end up with one too!).

And at the moment I'm working on a oneshot set a few months after the wedding. Nothing very long, just a bit of fluff for Christmas that got sparked off by a Christmas card I got sent by a friend. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it in time. So a little more romance coming up!

Thanks very much for reviewing and I'm pleased that I kept you up late ;-)

Lia

PryderiReviewed Chapter: 34 on 7/19/2007
Well I have finally got round (plucked up the courage?) to review your stories. I have enjoyed all the ones you have posted on this site and this is strange. I am not supposed to like romantic fiction. Well, actually, I don't like romantic fiction! But I do enjoy your Eomer/Lothiriel stories (This applies equally to Lady BlueJay and Madeleine whose stories are also extremely enjoyable to me). I have been wondering why and have come to two conclusions both of which involve constraints that romantic fiction writers do not normally accept.
Firstly the constraint of canon I find delightful. You, and your readers, would not be satisfied if canon characters where presented "out of character". That Eomer must be Eomer is obvious and you all do him well but the father of the female protagonist? It would add an extra dimension of possibility to create a "nasty" Imrahil. But I don't think you would do it and I wouldn't read it if you did and neither would many others. Of course you exploit his sons, grandson and Aunt Ivriniel for all you are worth, because they are just names like Lothiriel, but you do not change the personalities of those we love.
Secondly and for me more importantly (although I confess to being strange in this) I like knowing the outcome! If I like a book that I start to read I go straight to the end to find out the denouement so that I can enjoy the writing before we get there. Then within the book I look ahead to find out what happens so that I can enjoy the journey. My view is that if any book is worth reading it's worth reading twice......Well in these Eomer/Lothiriel stories I do not have to worry. I know the ending and it is (as it happens) happy.
In all that context I have really enjoyed your writing. In particular I like your initial intros to each chapter. Belecthor has a marvellous grasp of modern manners and should be more widely appreciated. I am pleased to see that Lady BlueJay is beginning to advertise his merits to a wider audience. Mardil Voronwe I find more difficult. I judge him a philosoper of some stature (unlike Belecthor unfortunately). Perhaps I have read him in a different translation from yours (into a different language indeed!). Seriously, at last, my copy of The Prince, in English, is not in question and answer form but reading your quotes I wish it was!
Well thanks for all the pleasure that,not only this, but all your previous stories have given me. Pryderi.

Author Reply: Hello Pryderi,
first of all sorry for my late reply, but I've been away on holiday the last 3 weeks. In fact I met up with LadyBluejay and she mentioned your review to me.

You've made some very interesting points! As regards sticking to canon I always think that if you play in Tolkien's world it is only common courtesy to leave his characters as they are (I have to admit I'm not a great fan of AU, I think it's extremely difficult to do well). And like you wrote he has given us so many other characters to play with which are only names mentioned in the appendix.

I had to laugh when I read that you like to jump ahead and read the ending of a book - that's one thing I never do! But I agree with you that it's nice to know the outcome in advance. Of course in most romance writing you know from the beginning that the protagonists will eventually find each other, so that's really the same thing.

As for Belecthor, unfortunately he is woefully underappreciated by modern readers. In fact I might well have the only surviving copy of his writings in my possession. And I have heard that some of Mardil Voronwe's work has been translated into Italian, but I get the feeling that a lot has been lost or not properly understood in the process...

But seriously, it's good to hear you enjoyed the story and thanks for plucking up the courage and leaving a review - it's much appreciated!

Lia



Iteralday EarrindeReviewed Chapter: 3 on 7/13/2007
ahhh, I understand now:) Very interesting twist. Will she ever get better? *wishful thinking*

Author Reply: Well, the story is finished now, so I'm not giving any secrets away by saying that no, she won't recover her eyesight. But I hope that by the end of the story her blindness has ceased to matter to the reader - as it has to her.

Lia

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