daamn. your good. very, very well written.

I think that you are a fantastic writer and the way you write is just beautiful...a lot can happen in 9 days and I am curious to know what will occur in the next chapter..hope to see it soon!

I'm so sorry I didn't get around to reviewing this earlier; as you know, a lot has been going on, but I'm feeling much better now :)

I loved this chapter; Laurent puts me in mind of a more likable book!Phoebus. I also love the names: Nicolette and Olympe. So refreshing from the norm for HoND OFC names! Then again, this IS refreshing from typical HoND fanfiction in that it's wonderful!

I can't wait to see where this is going! I truly mean it when I say that I'm honored to beta this fic; this is a beautiful tribute to Hugo's novel!

Just WOW!

I was worried that it might be in the Disney movie (if it was I won't comprehend some events/stuff/people), rather than the book, at least I realized my error.

The only complaint I have (yes, I always have complaints without fail. Must suck, huh?) is that you use the phrase "stated." *winces* I hate that phrase so much. It just sounds so awkward and . . . stupid. I also think you should use the word "said" more often than any other dialogue tags, and keep your language as simple as possible without sounding illiterate, but these are things bubbly and I disagree on, and since she's your beta, her word is a higher authority. I suppose it's a matter of taste.

However, the rest of this is extremely interesting, and I really want to read the rest of it. It's well worth the wait, that's for sure.

great start and I look forward to seeing where you take it :0)

Good start -- I DEFINITELY want to see where this is going.

If I had any complaints, I'd say that this was a little wordy -- not long, per se, merely mouthy. But that is Victor Hugo's style, and while it's not exactly to my taste, there's no reason to think it's wrong. Just . . . the sentences seem a little long, like a lot of words are crammed, unbroken by punctuation, into one segment.
Of course, that can be a style of writing (one of my favorite authors uses it) -- the stream-of-consciousness idea. However, if that wasn't what you intended, I'd consider trimming it a little.

But that might be me being weird. This is definitely interesting, though, and I like the main character and her struggles. I tip my hat to Bubbly as well.

As I said before, this story is SUPERB, and it's only the prologue! Nicolette sounds like a promising character and I can't wait to see where this story takes her!

Yours,
~LC~