 Katia0203 2/18/07 . chapter 9I'm sorry about your grandfather...I understand, both my grandfathers, 2 of my uncles, and my 21 year old cousin are recovering alcoholics. I know how it can ruin people and hurt families...anyway, I'm sure that he will be ok. Trust in that. Oh, I bet your house is busy as everyone is getting ready for that new little bundle of joy :) I'm so happy for you!
As for this chapter, nice work. I wonder who is was that found her...we will find that out, right? And I can't remember where Talorta went, but my instincts tell me that she might've been stolen or she was just "making babies" ;) I have a fuzzy scene in the back of my brain where a horse (might've been Talorta) was stolen by this guy and treated like crap. Victoria finds him eventually, but he's all skinny and unhealthy. But I could be wrong.
Update soon mellonamin!
Namarie,
Katy |
 Katia0203 1/26/07 . chapter 7Wow...chapters 6 and 7 were FULL of EMOTION! Geez...you got Victoria going from nervous to blissfull to insecure to angry to heartbroken to confused to dismayed to joyful. I would be a GIANT mess after all of that emotional turmoil, let me tell you. I hope that Faerlain is just as taken with Victoria as she is with him, but I wouldn't mind if it took some time for him to feel that way. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the Victoria/Faerlain pairing (you know I'm the biggest fan), but I think it would feel more real to me if it took him longer to feel the same way, rather than having him fall for her so soon. Like Victoria said, its only been 3 months, and that's still kinda short for a human to fall in love, but for an elf, 3 months is like 3 days, you know? Perhaps you could write a chapter that just focused on Faerlain's thoughts. I know this is from Victoria's POV, for the most part, but I've always wanted to get into his head. By seeing the conflict that must be in there, he could come to the conclusion that falling in love with her would bring more trouble than good, and for a time, that would convince him to be JUST friends. As we already know, Victoria understands the whole mortal/immortal problem, so if Faerlain used that as one of his reasons for just friendship (along with telling her that he didn't love her like that, at least not yet), she would accept it, or try to for a while. Eventually Faerlain would realize that he just can't stop thinking about and spending time with Victoria, and another chapter later could explain his feelings at that time, which would lead him to make the conclusion that he really does love her very much. By then, Victoria may have put up a mask that sort-of convinces her that she doesn't love him, but the dam breaks loose once Faerlain confronts her about his feelings, and then happily ever after! Yay! The passage of a good chunk of time makes things more believable.
Oh, and I'd also like to see a little more action/adventure, if at all possible, considering one of the genres is action/adventure. Knowing the previous story's plot, I know it will be coming, but it would be nice to see a few things thrown in there to keep readers on their toes. This whole Victoria crisis is throwing a good chunk of drama in there, which keeps me on edge, but that can only last so long and give so much. A couple of random mishaps, mysteries, war battles, etc will liven up the story a bit.
I hope I don't sound too nit-picky, because that is not my intent. I would love this story no matter what because I love the characters so much. Whether or not you use my suggestions does not factor in on whether or not I read it. I LOVE it! I just want to suck in as many readers for you as possible. Friends help each other out, you know?
Anyway, I love the quick 2 chapter update, it really just made my evening! Thanks you!
As always, continue to update soon! (lol, does that make sense?)
Namarie,
KT |