Reviews for The Bane of Rendsberg Part III

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Kittie Darkhart 2008-08-01 ch 7, anon.	abuseAh, for once I was right! I had a feeling that Lucifer would come into Part I sooner or later! And what a chapter, I must say; full of tension and excitement! And Alteng. He does, most certainly have a great deal of time to mature before coming into his own; William is indeed right about that. Overall, I really enjoyed the chapter. Josef's curiosity and William's calling him down for it was a pleasure, as always. I really enjoy Josef's need to observe and question things. He truly reminds me of the scientist/naturalist type whose curiosity of the world goes beyond all rational thought. Anyway, I will admit that I was surprised that Johann was willing enough to allow Lucifer to accompany them on the journey home - notwithstanding Alteng's protest, of course - as William is certainly the voice of reason here. I felt that they should have settled their differences long before this moment, in Part II. Oh, well, there would probably not be much of a story to tell is such had transpired. Though I can imagine Sil's expression upon her seeing Lucifer again. Johann is certainly going to get it! And as such a pleasure that will be to see transpire, I must adjourn for the evening. I will try to continue reading tomorrow. I really cannot wait to see what happens in the remaining chapters! Until then!
Kittie Darkhart 2008-08-01 ch 6, anon.	abuseWell, I must say that I was not expecting Olvier's mind to be so muddled. In truth, I felt just as confused as he; though, now that I look at it, it would make sense: his body and spirit have been disconnected for so long, that it would be imperative that both - now combined - would have a need to catch up on some things. Johann is as pleasant as ever, in not thinking ahead with his suggestions. Celebration, indeed! And Josef is just as bad in his need to explore the mysteries of the body - before and after death. I can only hope, however, that with this second chance, Olivier will make the best of it. The scene when Alteng revoked his grandfather's words and welcomed Olivier back into the Cuxhaven family was so affecting. I was sincerely touched by his kindness toward his uncle. Nevetheless, I am quite curious by this new dilemma by chapter's end. The first person who came to mind was Lucifer, but I suppose I shall have to see for myself, as I continue on to the next chapter! Really, your cliffhangers are keeping me on the edge of my seat!
Kittie Darkhart 2008-08-01 ch 5, anon.	abuseI am so sorry for not getting a chance to read last night. My sister needed help with her classroom and we stayed for most of the day, yesterday. It is so exhausting, to prepare a Kindergarten class; as it affirms that I do not want to teach anything but students at the university level. (Sighs.) Anyway, another wonderful chapter this is! I especially loved the detail placed in the overall sequence, especially the little things like Josef getting seasick and Johann unable to be in the same room as Olivier's corpse. The 'depositing' of his food got a chuckle from me, I will admit! He was so funny, and having to sleep next William! Poor William. How he manages to put up with everyone, I will probably never know. Anyway, on Olivier's resurrection, I will say that when Alteng allowed his blood to flow in his uncle's corpse's mouth, I could not help but think of Selene raising Viktor in 'Underworld.' Indeed, the scene came to mind quite vividly for me there. I could honestly see what Alteng was doing; the amount of detail was that good. However, with Alteng's success in helping his uncle, I do wonder what will happen when Olivier is back to his 'old self,' as it is. Will he return to his old eating habits? I shudder to think! Well, it is onto the next chapter for me!
Kittie Darkhart 2008-07-29 ch 4, anon.	abuseThis voyage is getting rather exciting; the humour, half the fun! The fishing boat scene was simply a pleasure to read! Also, I am glad to see William exerting a bit of humour, though he is not as driving in his need of wit as Johann, perhaps. But still, he did manage to ruffle Alteng's feathers - quite a lot, actually. I also liked how Alteng tried to help Olivier by testing him. I could honestly see him trying and Olivier succeeding each time. With Olivier overcoming his blindness - I realise that he never really comprehended his lack of sight until the others made him aware of it - it perhaps helped in this matter. I wonder if his other senses kicked in somehow, hearing and the like. Or is it some intrinsic part that leads him in the right direction? I can only assume that he has developed a keen sense of direction in living in complete darkness for much of his life. Anyway, this is, indeed, another brillantly-crafted chapter! I simply love your prose. It does not require a lot of dialogue to hold a person's interest; it does it through the narrative voice and detail alone.
Kittie Darkhart 2008-07-29 ch 3, anon.	abuseIt is great to finally get back to this, though I fear I may only be able to read a couple of chapters tonight. Nevertheless, this chapter was no less enjoyable! I honestly smirked at Alteng boarding ships marked with suspcion. Hm. I wonder what line of work aforementioned vessels peformed? Also, too, was the conflict in concealing Olivier. Yes. Just shove the poor spectre in a journal; he will surely enjoy it. I cringe to know what 'would' actually happen if someone were to write with Olivier in it. I doubt he would be happy, though having to coutenance Captain Riley's dog would, perhaps, be even lesser a preference. His best bet is probably the lock of hair. Hopefully it will work, though I am now a little curious about this Land of the Midnight Sun. Does it hold future significance? I do wonder. Well, enough ponmdering. I daresay it is onto the next chapter for me!
Kittie Darkhart 2008-07-16 ch 2, anon.	abuseOh, a scholar in the group! I like him already! Also, his deceptive appearance is something that has perhaps become useful over the years; though it is strange that Josef should look younger than Alteng. Ah, well, it will benefit him in the end, I am sure. Anyway, I am rather curious in how Alteng intends to resurrect Olivier. I believe it may be a few chapters before we see such transpire - if it happens. I am a little hesitant to fully go along with Alteng at the moment, though I must agree that it is a little unorthodox, if not unnatural, to raise the dead. It will indeed be strange if Olivier is counted among the living again, having been dead for two years. Will he attempt to hurt Alteng again? I should hope not. Perhaps death has aided in the liberation of his questionable sanity? I want to think it has; he seems to want to be an uncle/friend to his nephew now. Well, I suppose I shall have to wait and see. I will try to continue reading tomorrow. I want to finish this third part hopefully by this week, so I can proceed to Part IV. I am excited to see if Alteng succeeds in helping Olvier! Well, until then!
Kittie Darkhart 2008-07-16 ch 1, anon.	abuseAh! I finally have a chance to begin this part! I am only sorry that it has taken me so long; it has been a very long summer. Anyway, I must say that I enjoyed the opening with Alteng, though I am a little suspicious of the opening. A sunburn? Hm. It leaves much room to ponder if such were a mere happenstance or something more profound, if not a foreshadowing of some dire consequence. It also seems that Alteng has not given up on Ther, even having dreams about her! And then he confesses them to Olivier - who would have thought it? But it is something of a pleasure to see the two of them talking - at least on civil grounds. I also noted Alteng's regret in seeing Hans on a crutch. Indeed, even if Alteng is a little fiery-tempered at times, he still has a good heart about him. I do wonder when Lucifer will appear again. I have a feeling it will be soon. Well, since Olivier has peaked my interest, I do believe it is onto the next chapter. As I recall, I think you mentioned his having a second chance at life? I suppose I shall have to see!
faerie-gumdrops 2007-12-27 ch 11,	abuseHeya! Hope you've had a merry Christmas! So this was a good last chapter (not that you EVER write bad ones, though!) And, as always, it is nice to see Lucy back in action! I really enjoyed how you described the opinions of several different characters (Stephen, Sil etc) at seeing Lucifer with Xavier, and how each character has a different, complex reaction. None of your characters are 2D, which is obviously a really great thing. I particularly loved Hans' reaction, just because I love Lucy so much and it's nice to see someone else who doesn't see his curse as something that automatically makes him completely terrible. Also, I've really liked the way that you show his curse throughout the whole of this story so far - like the way that some of the kobolds think it can be passed on by touch. The superstitions etc of your kobolds are one of the things that make them really interesting creatures. I can imagine that you've put a lot of thought into it. So I really loved part I! Sorry it took me so incredibly long to finish this one, and will start on part IV really soon. Really looking forward to seeing what you've got in store!
faerie-gumdrops 2007-12-09 ch 10,	abuseAww this is a really nice chapter. I love how at home Olivier is beginning to feel, and the way that Alteng is so protective of him. The way that Olivier feels everyone so that he knows what they look like is nice, like he's finally getting to really know the people who he's living among. Maybe people like Sil will eventually be able to forgive him too. I loved the 'Pervert!' bit, and Xavier is a cute kid. I also like how you've managed to have so many important characters with various relationships between each other and ma naged to make each one memorable and individual. Ooh hello Lucifer! Nice ending here, very moreish! So I wonder what the reception for Lucy will be like, especially when everone has already been confronted with an ex-ghost!
faerie-gumdrops 2007-10-09 ch 9,	abuseHehe the last line to this chapter was great! Nice to see them all going back home, and I loved the reminiscing on Lucifer and Olivier's part at the end here. Also, I'm glad that he's beginning to feel less useless now, with bringing the rabbits back for breakfast etc. It's nice that Lucy's giving himself a bit more of a break than usual! Also, I really enjoyed all the mischief in this chapter, and the idea of Johann putting milk in Alteng's eye socket lol. And if he's done worse, I dread to think what that involved!
faerie-gumdrops 2007-10-09 ch 8,	abuseAww I loved this chapter, especially the “Of course, stupid!” at the end. You've done the whole included/not included thing really well here. I like how, although everyone (except Alteng, of course) has kind of accepted Lucifer, he still views himself as being an outsider. I guess that's what years of being a cursed creature will do to someone! Poor Lucy, it would be great if his curse could be lifted, just so that he can truly feel like one of them. Loved Josef in this chapter, like how he gets so excited about his heartbeat being five times quicker than Lucifer's. Also, felt really sorry for William! He's had a pretty bad time, hasn't he? It was nice to hear a bit of his backstory here, also it helps with describing your world - the beliefs of the kobolds etc are all so well thought out and described! “I died when I was five,” he answered his dismal look, “It is time that I laid down and quit kicking already.” loved this line!
faerie-gumdrops 2007-09-07 ch 7,	abuseYay Lucifer's back! How exciting! He's such a stalker! I can see why he might be angry about Olivier's forgiveness, it does seem a little unfair that Lucifer hasn't been forgiven for something he can't help, but I guess that's just the way that things go. I'm glad that he couldn't get too angry, and that he likes seeing everyone happy - he's such a sweety! Also, really interesting to see what happened at the end of the last chapter from a different point of view - very cleverly done! The mixed feelings of Lucifer were really well written too - the way that part of him wants confrontation but most of him doesn't makes him very realistic - or as realistic as a fantasy creature can be! The reunion was really good too - especially the hug at the end (because I am a pathetically happy-clappy so hugs are always great!) I thought that the way Johann admitted that he doesn't hate his brother was really touching. Also, the way that Lucifer wanted to hold his nephew once before dying made me love him even more!
faerie-gumdrops 2007-09-07 ch 6,	abuseAww very nice chapter here - it's good to see Olivier alive! I love how you described all of his memories with Michael and how he is so confused when he wakes up, like not knowing where he is and who he's with etc. His father sounds like a bit of a demon! I like how his memories are coming back all out of order. I thought you did a really good job of describing what Olivier's point of view would be like, with him being blind. I can imagine that that must be pretty difficult to do, so well done! Also, loved the cliffie at the end! I wonder what the thing is, and whether or not it's Lucifer. Nice build up of tension when Olivier talked about the person following them earlier on! Also, the part where Alteng welcomed Olivier back to the Cuxhaven family. Alteng is lovely! Hehe I can imagine that a lump of ice down the pants cannot be the most ideal way to wake up!
faerie-gumdrops 2007-07-05 ch 5,	abuseUck, sorry, pressed the submit button by accident and posted that review when I was only about half way through! So I guess I will review these two together! Sorry about any confusion, and hopefully this will work! I liked how Josef poked the bird - he's a such a curious little fellow! Also, I liked the kobolds' reaction to the ship - must have been some sight! Johann's dilemma (have I spelt that right) was good, and I can imagine the kind of fun that the others would have laughing at him if he was to turn back! Aww poor Johann and Josef being sick on the ship - I get like that too, and it sucks! Ooh Olivier! Where is he? Oh good, he's there! I was worried about him. woo, so chapter 5! Now I am actually reviewing the chapter that this review is for! Sorry about my clumsiness once again! Aww I like the way that what Alteng thinks and what he says are so different - like how he's impressed with the way that Olivier copes with his blindness but doesn't want to tell him. Uck a day without sleep - they must be knackered! Also really like the way that Alteng's reliving all of his memories from when he was here before, it is powerful stuff! Ooh must be pretty creepy having to sleep with a dead body! Eek Olivier's alive again! How exciting! I think you described the whole bringing him back to life again thing really well, and I hope that poor Alteng will be alright! So yeah, really glad that that worked ok, and I wonder what Olivier will be like now that he's alive again!
faerie-gumdrops 2007-07-05 ch 4,	abuseOh I have missed having the time to read this! It is so original and snazzy and fun! Great description of Olivier's feelings in the first paragraph, you really put across his memories really well. Also, liked the experiments, they sound quite fun and it's nice to see Olivier actually enjoying himself! And that was a funny image of seeing William dressed in Ther's clothes! Clever that they used him as a model instead of Olivier. Hehe I loved Johann and William's impression of Ther and Alteng - very funny! 'The shadows of the four small travelers stretched out before them like tall wavering dancers in the flickering lantern lights' I loved that line - really vivid.

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