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| Tide of Destiny - Part One: Choices by Lady Bluejay | 111 Review(s) |
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| Elflingimp | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/11/2008 |
| This is a powerful chapter,especially the ending,Eomer is certainly in for with Grima, Lothirial seems also to be in kind of a bad situation with Denethor, once again I can't tell you enough how much I love your stories Thankyou Deb P.S. Sorry it took me so long to review but when I first read it I was way to tired to do it justice, so I had to read it again. Author Reply: Yes, I think Eomer realtionship with Grima has gone from bad to worse. But Lothiriel is just in a bad situation and would really like to hide from life. Thanks for reviewing - glad you are enjoying. LBJ | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 3/30/2008 |
| Lothiriel is very lucky - Umar must be spitting nails, but I doubt he'll be giving up any time soon. Poor horse. Not to mention the men-at-arms, of course, but they don't really have the furry factor. I hope Sergon survives to fight the slimeball off again another day. While Eomer should avoid - er - physical intimacy with Bergit. It does rather detract from his moral stand of true friendship and loyalty. Author Reply: I had to think hard about killing off the horse! And as for Eomer - we can't have him too perfect - that would be boring!LBJ | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/30/2008 |
| Oh dear. Clever slimy prince. Lothiriel could never send the mare back to be slain - and he will very neatly be allowed to pretend that she is accepting his suit. The slimy prince and the slimy councillor should be put together. They have certain slimy similarities. Author Reply: Yes, perhaps they could finish each other off!LBJ | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/30/2008 |
| Lothiriel will be lucky to be allowed outside the castle before she comes of age. And hopefully Edwick's state of mind has improved. Author Reply: Must be very difficult for him. Cant think of much worse really. LBJ | |
| Lialathuveril | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 3/25/2008 |
| A very exciting bit of action over the last two chapters! Loved the confrontation with Umar in the previous chapter and Lothiriel's determination to fight in this one. And the scene with the ribbons was a funny bit of needed relief. Lia Author Reply: Hi Lia, Trouble is, the action takes me longer to write. And then my beta tells me it won't work, and I have to start again. *grins*. Thanks for commenting.LBJ | |
| Elflingimp | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 3/24/2008 |
| I feel so sorry for Lothiriel, she loved her horse even if it came from that creep Umar! I only wish she could have at least nicked him, but at least she got away. Eomers humor about the ribbons was funny, Eothain must be blind! LOL! Good chapter will wait for the next impatiently(but hey that's just me) Deb Author Reply: Blind or in love! Poor chap - it might not go well for him. And the loss of the horse is very sad for Lothiriel. Thanks for you comments.LBJ | |
| Alquawende | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/11/2008 |
| I can't wait for more of this! I really don't like that you had to leave this chapter off with a cliffhanger because what was happenning to Lothiriel was getting very interesting. The wedding of Meren and Erchi was very sweet. It's nice to have something happy occur in all these dark, serious events that have occurred so far in the story. How old is Lothiriel in this chapter? Eomer? Author Reply: Hi Alquawende, Lothiriel is about sixteen or seventeen and Eomer twenty-four, in this chapter. I often mention it in the narrative, but forgot in this one, I think. The chapter got so long I had to stop it somewhere and it seemed a good spot. And you are right about the happy events - I will slip in a few amongst the angst! Thanks a lot for reviewing.LBJ | |
| Elflingimp | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/8/2008 |
| Augh! That was a good cliifhanger That creep! Well I guess I just have to wait, but this chapter got me so wound up I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, I am so glad the horse was loyal to her in the end, and I hope Amroth will make it there on time. I think the affair with Eomer is sad and hope her husband never will find out, as if isn't enough that he is crippled to know that would certainly be painful, anyway Great chapter!, it is always worth the wait. Deb Author Reply: A creep indeed! And the horse came good - foiling his plans. Eomer's affair is sad - but not all could have been perfect in his life - or others like Edwick -at that time. Thanks for reviewing. LBJ. | |
| Pryderi | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 2/21/2008 |
| I thought I had better let you know that I am still reading this and enjoying it immensely. At one stage I had to go back and read it again to get all your OCs and their relationships sorted out in my brain. I particularly enjoyed Lothiriel's sojourn with Seron. I thought for a bit that he had to be T.H. White's Merlin dropped out of another universe. He seemed so much more confident about what would happen than what had happened and Merlin, of course, was living backwards so that was his characteristic too. Anyway I think I identified him more accurately later. Another similarity, that I see in these early chapters, with The Sword in the Stone is the education/personal development of your two young protagonists. They both have natural skills and strengths which with initial youthful enthusiasm they expect to be all that is going to be necessary but through their experiences they are learning that their natural talents are not enough. They have to cope with situations where a learned response is more appropriate than a natural one and by now they are both actively seeking to develop a proper balance between these two poles. In this chapter I was delighted to meet Duinhir's wife and I wonder whether this tale will cross over with the lovely story you wrote about the River Lord's homecoming after the Ring War. I do hope so. Well this week's typo to challenge the spell check is a particularly fine one. (At least I think it's a typo. Grins.) When you write "with the coming of spring to the Riddermark the treat of raids increased tenfold" I think perhaps you may have intended "threat". I am not sure you should correct this one. I have been giggling about it for days. Pryderi. Author Reply: Thanks for your lovely review. I did not intentionally model Seron on Merlin - but it is a book I love so maybe I did it subconsciously. The tale will cross - in part two - with my Duinhir story - 'The Return'. I wrote it for that reason and will direct readers to it later on. Ha! The errant typo! - I am surprised you did not find more! Thanks for that and I am glad you are enjoying my story. LBJ | |
| Elflingimp | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 2/20/2008 |
| Gosh! I didn't know stallions did that but then I think all the male horses I've seen were gelded.I used to ride Show Horses when I was a kid. Anyway I really enjoyed this very long chapter, this story is so very interesting, I hope Dear old Umar gets his blankety blank kicked soon because I really hate him and Eomer what is he thinking? Will be waiting for more Hugs The Imp Author Reply: I understand from Sulriel that stallions can be a right nuisance and need lots of attention from their owners to keep them in line. But I gave Eomer one - because he is an expert! Umar will get his comeuppance- eventually! Thanks for reviewing. LBJ | |