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| Smoke & Mirrors by Lialathuveril | 118 Review(s) |
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| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 5/8/2016 |
| It is great to have a new story from you and I hope to buy your next novel too. A great start to this story. I hope these two can fall in love. Author Reply: Hi Linda, thank you! It's so nice to be back writing fanfiction and to hear from all my friends again. As for the next novel, I have to finish it first ;-D Thanks so much for your support, I really appreciate it! Lia | |
| obsidianj | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/7/2016 |
| I loved the recitation of firefoot's bloodline. So fitting for Eomer. These two will have a lot to learn about each other. Was Lothiriel trying to picture Eomer as her lost love? In the darkness it is easier to impose the picture of another. Author Reply: Thanks! He's a true horselord ;-) As for what Lothiriel thinks, it will be a while until Eomer can win her trust. | |
| curiouswombat | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/3/2016 |
| I do wonder if she did actually see the man she loved killed by orcs... it sounds rather like Boromir's death as described by the Fellowship members who were there. Perhaps she had a major crush on her older cousin, perhaps she is using the description for someone else, or perhaps she needs a convenient dead other man. Although I'm not sure why off the top of my head. At least they have actually held a proper conversation - amongst other things :) Author Reply: Yes, she actually saw it. However, it will be a while until Eomer learns all the details. Still, as you say at least they've had a talk (and other things). And after all that's all Eomer wants from his marriage, so he should now be perfectly happy... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/3/2016 |
| Apparently she was enamored of her cousin Boromir, and had heard the details of how he died. Poor lady. Now she is perhaps surprised to realize another can waken her passions, and perhaps they both can learn to open fully to one another as they both deserve. Author Reply: I'm not commenting on your speculations ;-) However, the truth will eventually come out, though not for a long while yet. Thanks for reviewing! Lia | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/3/2016 |
| So, she has become defensive. I wonder what about? Poor lady has been threatened by someone or something, or so it would appear. I hope eventually it will come out. But Eomer, too, has begun armoring himself about, and his defenses also will need to come down eventually. Author Reply: Yes, they are both heavily armoured and for similar reasons. Perhaps they can help each other, but of course it won't be an easy journey and take a while. Lia | |
| obsidianj | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/30/2016 |
| Oh, Eomer. Leave it to Lothiriel to intrigue him. Although Eowyn has a good part in it. Her comment made him look, really look for the first time. So, marriage bed is like having a tooth drawn. Not a very flattering comparison. Author Reply: Yes, it's finally starting to dawn on him that the woman he married is an actual person ;-) He's got a long way to go still - they both have - but I hope you'll enjoy the trip. | |
| curiouswombat | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/29/2016 |
| Slightly off-topic - but I have just reviewed Bride to the Sun at both Good Reads and Amazon - I'm so glad you posted the info. here. Author Reply: Thanks so much! I'm ever so pleased you enjoyed my novel. It's been a long time in the making and sometimes I feel like an anxious mother watching her precious baby's first steps! | |
| MlleGigi | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/29/2016 |
| Hm...I'm beginning to think my original guess (that Lothiriel lost someone she loved during the Battle of Pelennor Fields) might not be accurate. Eowyn's comment to the effect that Lothiriel is doing what she herself did -- using self-control in an attempt to keep herself safe, either because she feels the need to keep something hidden or wants to keep someone at a distance -- makes me wonder if there might not have been someone like Wormtongue in Lothiriel's own life. It would explain a few things...such as the fact that she appears to regard her wedding night in the same way that most people regard a trip to the dentist, even though she (as the daughter of a prince) must have been aware from a very young age that she might be asked to marry for reasons of state rather than for love. If there had been someone like Wormtongue in her life, it would conveniently provide a point on which Eomer would be able to sympathize with her. Author Reply: Well, I'm still not giving anything away - though I'm enjoying your speculation very much - but I promise the next chapter will shed some light onto Lothiriel's motivation. As regards the wedding night though, I have to say that just because you know you will probably end up marrying for reasons of state does not mean you will be looking forward to it any more than to a trip to the dentist ;-D More next week, I promise! | |
| curiouswombat | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/26/2016 |
| **She managed to make getting married to him sound remarkably like having a tooth drawn! ** Oh dear Éomer - can you blame the poor lass under the circumstances! Author Reply: Well, you have to admit that at least he is a handsome looking dentist ;-D | |
| Lady of Gondolin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/25/2016 |
| Well written! I like the plot line too! Please update soon! Author Reply: Thank you, I'm pleased to hear you like this setup! And I usually update once a week, if real life lets me. | |