Reviews for The Lion in Winter

Reviews For: The Lion in Winter

Harmonic Friction 2007-08-16 ch 1,	abuse... Fuck. Why am I such a fucking loser? I'm only reading this NOW? This is amazing. this is fucking brilliant-- I am going to be your fanboy and you cannot say no. Your Draco is a nasty delight, a sad, true interpretation of the character and now, I am so frigging pissed even MORE about Deathly Hallows. WHY WHY WHY, JK ROWLING? CHESS, you just presented a Draco that to me, is so... utterly perfect. Bellatrix and French was wonderous. The Boggart was spectacular (he doesn't feel like laughing at himself right now.. 0_0 whoa). Lupin.. condescending.. HAHHAH, I laughed ridiculously loud at that. Potter/Malfoy has never looked this good. And this is wonderful, I love the metaphors, I never think Draco's much of a Slytherin, I mean.. sure, he's sort of cunning, but he seems like a loner more. :( You also reminded me of Dudley-- hang on.. looks for the line He’s a bully, but then again, that’s not enough explanation for the way he occasionally feels. He’s what daddy made him and what mommy made him, whatever that might mean god, these boys are so fucked up. They all need therapy. This is.. really.. ah. yeah. I'll stop bantering on and on now, Chess, you rock.
yourmomismyheart 2007-04-10 ch 1,	abuseWONDERFUL STORY. I just loved it! The metaphors were great, I loved the whole summer/winter hot/cold contrasts. The flashbacks were great, and there were so many awesome metaphors I can't even begin to list off my favorites but I'll say that I really liked this one: "He’s angry at himself, really, no matter what sort of words he uses to say it, because Draco does have morals, no matter how shaky, and his wrists are not so fragile as his mother’s." Loved that! I mean, obvious metaphor, but... well, I thought it was a rather clever way of putting it, and also sort of comparing him to his mother. I liked Draco's bravery, also, you did great characerization of him. MM, okay, what else to say? OH! Okay, I LURVED your writing style. It was almost stream-of-conciousness, yeah? I couldn't describe it but just know that I loved it. I thought the whole mood/style/whatever of the story was kind of dreamlike. OH - and I liked how you wrote about Hogwarts. Can't forget that. The personification of it made the whole beginning of the story a lo more interesting and ... eerie, I think? Right, so, I usually don't make reviews so LONG and detailed... but this story was so lovely I thought it just deserved REALLY REALLY GOOD AND EXTENSIVE feedback. I'm most certainly NOT a creative writing scholar or something, but I tried, hopefully it'll suffice. LOVED the story! =]
evm 2006-12-03 ch 1,	abuseSo gorgeous...this really is a brilliant piece. I appreciate the complexity of this, which made it so riveting to read, and also your depiction of Draco. It was believable, in a sense that it could be the same Draco in the books a little more grown up, but so entirely magnetic. I don't usually like to read fanfiction involving Draco as a lead character, because on the whole, I don't usually connect very well- but your depiction was anything but typical. You really brought him alive. The other thing I loved was your personification of Hogwarts, it was a wonderful idea and added so much atmosphere to the story. The only thing that I would have to say felt odd to me was the ending. It seemed really rushed after all of the amazing plot build-up in the begining and the middle. I'd either continue the story (though I know that would be odd because the point of the story was Draco tranforming/realizing it) with a further chapter or sequal or somehow extend the end. Other than that- absolute love for this story. Definitely, definitely going on my favorites list.
Radish Earrings 2006-02-20 ch 1,	abuseyay! this is really good! excellent! Keep writing!!
Rachel 2006-02-19 ch 1, anon.	abuseGreat one-shot! I just loved the plot and the ending. Thanks for a great read!

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