Ardor in August Review: Heart of Oshun
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Last night I read a different story and I was clever enough to read early in the night so as not to effect my sleep cycle. So no berating the author this time. Here is today's review.
No Justice to Yourself
by Oshun
This story is set in Valinor after the conflicts and troubles of the Third Age are over and the elves have passed over the sea. I give away nothing by telling you that much. This is an unexpected pairing and I found that was what attracted me to this story. I was curious about how the writer would get them together and resolve some issues. I was pleased to see that the issues were there and not conveniently discarded. This invested a note of realism into the fic that I found refreshing.
So, I am a HUGE Jane Austen fan. I devoured her books as a teen and young adult and the tone and atmosphere of this fic reads like a Jane Austen parlor novel. Anyone who has read Austen knows that she was brilliant at drawing a scene and writing witty dialogue. This story does that in spades. I was vastly entertained by the setting, the glitzy party and the witty back and forth between the characters here. There are some very funny bits in this and it just had me chuckling through out. Brilliant.
Not going to spoil this but I did enjoy it. At the last, inconclusive which made total sense to me. Not all stories need to be neatly tied with a bow and there are reasons for the unresolved ending.
This was a FUN read.
You will find this here:
http://www.slashysanta.com/eFiction/viewstory.php?sid=142

No Justice to Yourself
by Oshun
This story is set in Valinor after the conflicts and troubles of the Third Age are over and the elves have passed over the sea. I give away nothing by telling you that much. This is an unexpected pairing and I found that was what attracted me to this story. I was curious about how the writer would get them together and resolve some issues. I was pleased to see that the issues were there and not conveniently discarded. This invested a note of realism into the fic that I found refreshing.
So, I am a HUGE Jane Austen fan. I devoured her books as a teen and young adult and the tone and atmosphere of this fic reads like a Jane Austen parlor novel. Anyone who has read Austen knows that she was brilliant at drawing a scene and writing witty dialogue. This story does that in spades. I was vastly entertained by the setting, the glitzy party and the witty back and forth between the characters here. There are some very funny bits in this and it just had me chuckling through out. Brilliant.
Not going to spoil this but I did enjoy it. At the last, inconclusive which made total sense to me. Not all stories need to be neatly tied with a bow and there are reasons for the unresolved ending.
This was a FUN read.
You will find this here:
http://www.slashysanta.com/eFiction/viewstory.php?sid=142
