I hope this hiatus doesn't last too long although it already has, indefinitly. I really hope to see more soon, if possible.

-J

Very creative storyline, I like it alot!

i absolutly LOVE THIS STORY! i hope u get to finish this and are able to find ur missing chapters! i hate that when compoopers shut down. Please pretty please contact me whn u get up and running!@!-by the Beauty and The Beast lover!


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great story excellent research, thanks for sharing

I know I join many others who request for an update. Please, it is such an interesting story, and your style is so descriptive. You made it so realistic and all. So finish it. I want to see your interpretation of things.

"be our guest" Ha! Very subtle allusion there. I am off for the final third. Such imagery and historical detail .. makes me happy.

So I have read the first three chapters. Very interesting story. Beauty and the beast is one of my favorite fairy tales, both Disney and the more sinister versions offered by Carter and Co. I love your setting, Eastern Europe, huh? I applaud you since it is a difficult area from a historical stand point. I see you have taken the time to look at late Roman history, when the empire was in decline. Hungary? Hm. I know more about Romania during the 1450s. You got Vlad the Impaler doing his thing then. Nice language references. I wish I knew more about said linguistical patterns, but I have confined myself to classical Latin.

Hussars? Really? You see, I did not realize they went so far back. But I guess you looked that up. I am off to the next three!

So tantalizingly short. I'm sorry about the lost info...computers can make you want to scream can't they. I was considering try to feed mine some beets...but seeing as it doesn't have a mouth..and oh, it's not alive. Oh well. You could try it with yours though. Maybe you'll have better luck.

Onto the story: I'm not sure if this is because it's such a short section, but I noticed a lot of little words that could paint the picture if you were more specific, like "many" and "very" and time of happiness...you could do more of that in action instead of just telling it.

I do like the image of the woman, the frostbitten cheeks was a solid descriptive and I thought it made a nice picture. The comment about power is interesting, nicely written too, and with Ilona's hard decision, it seems a fitting point for it. I like the whole labyrinth's dark heart at the end. Cool stuff! Keep writing..even through computers grr.

YES! you update and made us ask more questions!

i wish u luck on your writing!
A Dark White Rose

aw~~ u haven't updated in awhile!! I like this story. update soon plez

I hope you continue this story soon! I am really starting to enjoy reading it,so I hope to read more of it soon when you come off writers block, hopefully!

-Stephanie

please update soon!

i wish u luck on your writing!

it's so good! please write more!

The imagery you've used with the woman here to show her as dark, predatory, sinuous, really works, and I'm intrigued by her, and her motives. Ilona sounds young compared to her, which I think gives her again that fresh feel and the two work together.

Lavinia's history is a catching tale, and it seems real enough, kind of like the Celtic ceremony that her mother was invovled in, and the pagan "barabarians" to the Romans. Also with the magic priestess clan, reminds me of druids, etc. I wonder why Lavinia owes the woman's family, if you told us before, I don't recall, I should go back and look at the start but I don't have time right now :( But interesting note.

Showing the scars at this point was interesting too, and I was wondering if it had to do with the magic that seems to be in Lavinia's line.

"Would her innocence be sullied before Ambrosius can break his curse?"- I think 'can' should be 'could' since it's past, but I'm not totally sure.

Great chapter...so glad it's up, I've been trying to find time to review forever, right now is really hectic but I'm trying to write and read as much as I can. Now to Purple Thorn if there's more...keep writing this, cause it's good, and I selfishly want to read it :D Nice work.

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