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DoraMouse chapter 2 . 1/28/2005 Ah, Eclare. Please don't hate me - all right? I'm truly sorry but well... I've finally read the last few chapters. And while the writing style is grand, the actual direction that the story is taking doesn't impress me. I'm somewhere between horrified and surprised at the moment. The twist of plot - that's all well and good enough. It's the recent twist in character development that bothers me. I'd been hoping against all hope that Maya would remain a likeable original character. But... Oh Eclare! What are you doing? Why are you turning Maya into a Mary Sue? Look at the evidence. Maya has a tragic past. She's been the sole survivor of some unspeakable man-made disaster in her native world. And now, apparently, she's not just a warrior by accident. Now she's mentioning - if only for a moment - that there was a formal and famous sensei in her past. Now she's becoming a samurai with a suicide dagger. Now she's alluding to mystical powers. So Maya - or Cassandra, whichever name she chooses - was actually a trained warrior, perhaps even before the disaster occurred in her native world. And now she's legendary, even if she hates to admit it. All this on top of her being a great cook, a decent musician, a patient host and just plain excellent with animals. To say nothing of Mayas growing romantic interests and your slight obsession with describing her hair. Maya having the respect of the senshi - that, I can understand. The senshi are generally - with one or two exceptions - respectful types. Since Maya was rescued by Kami and has befriended Goku, it makes sense that the others would respect her. At least a little bit. But really, they don't know Maya all that well and vice versa. So I can't imagine that they'd all be willing to trust her. You've started already, Eclare, to sort of clump the warriors together. Make them part of the background. I know that it probably seems convenient but please, you ought to know better. Why aren't they questioning her warnings? And why should they be bothered with the deavals? I mean, honestly. Don't they have enough else to worry about? Follow my logic for just a moment. Maya admits to having killed 16 of these deavals on her own. And that, apparently, was back before Kami rescued her. So she's had her youth restored since then. She's had a few years to relax, recover and train. She learned how to fly. She's learned about ki blasts. Her fight against Ben - where she chalked up another victory, by the way, so shouldn't it be down to seven deavals now? - was strange in that regard. How could anyone that knew her before, in her native world, say that she hadn't changed? And I know you haven't seen all the Dragonball/Z/GT story but please, consider this. Goku, back when he was age 13, destroyed the Red Ribbon Headquarters. There was at least one cyborg in there, Eclare, and Goku defeated it. At the 23rd Budoukai, Tenshinhan ripped Cyborg Tao Pai Pai to bits. And I'm fairly sure that Yamucha, Krillen and even Master Roshi have each had opportunties to destroy robots as well - in the dragonball movies, if no where else. So if these deavals are just crafty and semi-powerful cyborgs then why would that news even phase the senshi? More importantly, perhaps, is why DOESN'T this news phase Mirai Trunks? That really disturbed me, the lack of a visible reaction from Trunks. Especially during Mayas fight against Ben. I know the battle was none of Trunks business and that he doesn't have a clue who Maya is and all the rest but... Even though I'm no fan of the boy, let's face the facts. Mirai Trunks comes from a borderline apocolyptic future containing evil androids. Evil robotic humanoids. Deavals, more or less. How could the sight of a cyborg deaval - something that must have resembled an android - how could Mirai Trunks fail to be severly ticked off just by the sight of it? How could he stand by and watch Maya nearly get killed by such a thing? I know, it would have been awkward if he had stepped in to save a complete stranger. But hey - this Mirai Trunks. His whole life is awkward and that's an understatement. I mean, he came to the past to visit with people who are dead in his own time. And if he was so willing and able to chop Cyborg Freezia to bits for their sakes then why doesn't he even lift a finger against Ben? It seemed rather badly out of character for Mirai Trunks to not react to these particular circumstances. That's all. An interesting touch, the way you had Trunks notice Mayas fighting style. How cunning of you to slip that in there. So Maya survives, does she? Long enough to teach Gohan about sword fighting, hrm? And then Gohan turns around and passes her sword style on to Trunks - is that it? Nice link. Makes me wonder how much other stuff you will bring together in the next chapters. Are you going to accuse Androids 19 and 20 of being deavals? What about Androids 16, 17 and 18? What about Cell? Somehow, I doubt it. Which means... Well. Quite frankly, it means that the senshi are going to have a lot to worry about in the future. I hope that heck doesn't break lose all at once for them. But considering their luck... Wouldn't surprise me, much, if all the various evil things arrived on the same day. Oh and I don't believe, not for one moment, that only Goku, Maya and Piccolo figured out who Mirai Trunks parents were. The rest of the senshi might not say anything about it but it's so bloody obvious. They'd have to at least suspect the right answer. Can you give them that much credit? It's good to see Yajirobe turning up at all these events where the anime and manga forgot him. Wonderful that you're giving him such depth. If anyone in the entire series could use a good friend... Yajirobe is certainly near the top of the list. Granted, he has Korin but Korin is such a riddle sometimes. Yajirobe, at least, deserves to be understood. He's done so much for all the others. It's nice that you're letting bits of Mayas personality and history sort of reflect off Yajirobe as well. Using her traits to compare and contrast, to give credit and stir up memories for him. Maybe that would explain the relationship a bit, too? Have you ever heard the saying about choosing friends based on how they make us feel about ourselves? I think perhaps Maya makes Yajirobe feel like he's not the only samurai on Earth. Suddenly, even if he's still ronin at heart, he's not such an outcast. That would go a long way, without getting deeply and awkwardly romantic, to explain why Yajirobe feels so protective of Maya now. And while it will be intriguing to see how you continue to build on this relationship in future chapters... I'm trusting you, Eclare, to avoid the cliche Mary Sue ending. An open ended friendship would be better, less forced, I think. Enough from me. In spite of everything, this story is fairly good. I hope to eventually see more chapters, whenever you get around to writing them. Take care Eclare! |
DoraMouse chapter 20 . 1/27/2005 Nihao Eclare, Remember way back when you started posting this story, how I promised to make the time to read every single chapter? Well. Took me a while but as you can see, that wasn't an empty promise. I'm back. And wow. What a turn around. Last time I was here... You had 1 chapters. Now you have 24. And apparently, you've overhauled most of the story. Hrm. Will be interesting to see what has changed. I'm going to start by saying hey - congrats. Just for sticking with the story. Because - as I've mentioned before - this IS fanfiction. We don't get paid. There are no deadlines. Not even reviews are guaranteed. So there is the tendency among fanfic writers to just give up on a story. To wander off and leave the work unfinished. To leave the poor characters hanging. But you... Look at the dates on some of your first reviews, Eclare! You've been working on this story for more than THREE YEARS now! Do you realize just how bloody AMAZING that is? I do. And to be blunt, I appreciate all the time and effort you must have invested into this story. It's nice - really, really nice - to see a writer who is truly willing and able to make the commitment. Now then... There are a few little nags - and I don't mean horses - that we have to get out of the way. I'm sorry Eclare but I've never been a fan of terribly long sentences. Have you considered breaking some of your sentences down? Short. Sentences. Help. Build. Suspense. And. Create. Clarity. You could easily split some of these one-or-two-line-paragraphs into five or six separate statements. In fact, should you feel inclined to take this advice then please let me know. I'd gladly help you. Making the sentences shorter would eliminate a lot of the who-did-what-when-and-why type confusion. Having shorter sentences - and rearranging a few hundred stray commas - could also solve most of the grammar oddities that various readers have pointed out in the past. Hence, your story would become easier to understand in more ways than one. Which would drastically improve the odds of a random reader giving this story the attention it deserves. And it wouldn't cost you anything, Eclare. You could shorten the sentences without harming all the wondrous poetic details and emotional depth that you have invested into the writing. *returns* Uhm. Just so you know, the advice written above was written before I got to chapter 6. In chapter 6, I see that you've made a valiant effort to split the long sentences. Your efforts to break things down were extremely disjointed at first. However the sentence structures did - thankfully - mature into something more sensible. By chapter 9, it's a marked improvement. Congrats. I'm very proud to see such growth in your writing style. And grateful. This makes it so much easier to read the story. Next up: the opening notes. I appreciate the value of these things but even so, I don't think you need to have them in every single chapter. Here are my suggestions. The disclaimer - leave it in chapter one but ditch it for the rest of the story. Once is enough, all right? Neither you nor your audience need to be reminded of the fact that you do not own Dragonball/Z/GT. The instructions for how to read the story? (i.e: "Double quotations indicate conversations.") Lose them completely. Your audience is not - I hope - composed of morons. When this story was in plaint text format - okay, back then the instructions had a purpose. But the story is in html format now. The thoughts are in italics. It's a standard, Eclare. It's understood. Just take a look around. Most other fics here - even the ones in different languages - they use the same format. Thoughts and flashbacks are often written in italics. (If you want, you can drop the single quotation marks.) Spoken conversations will be between double quotations. So lose the instructions, please. Or - if you must - keep one copy, in chapter one and lose the rest. They do get a bit annoying after a while. Along the same lines... apparently has a serious grudge against the asterisk. You say that telepathic conversations are enclosed in asterisks. I've got news for you - they aren't. FFN has removed all the asterisks. So why not just shove the telepathic conversations into italics as well? The glossary - why not have it only in the chapters where Japanese is actually used? And why not only list the Japanese words that are used in the same chapter? So for chapter one you'd have Ohayo - Good Morning. For chapters two and three, no glossary. For chapter four, Baka - Idiot. And then you wouldn't really need another glossary entry until chapter 10, where you could add Kuso. *shrugs* Last but not least... Bear with me, Eclare. I know I've told you this before. The speech patterns. You have, for example, in chapter one: "Ohayo" slowly spoken giving her a chance to assimilate 'ahh Japanese' "Ohayo ah Kami-sama?" The large man smiled revealing two worn fangs. "So you understand us?" Hesitant she gazed up at him, his skin was green and deeply wrinkled but in spite of this, his eyes were very kind. "A little." Maybe I'm alone in this, Eclare, but when I read that lines above then I associate the two. Some part of my brain automatically assumes that 'the large man' who smiles and reveals his fangs is ALSO the one who spoke. Just because his reaction to the spoken words are on the same line. So it would help me a lot - and maybe other people too - if you matched the speech to the speaker. If Maya has a reaction to something that someone else said - fine. But shove her reaction onto a different paragraph, would you? And if anyone else has a reaction to anything that Maya says... Don't stick their reaction right after her words. Please. So the example I cited above could become: "Ohayo" Slowly spoken, giving her a chance to assimilate. ahh Japanese "Ohayo ah Kami-sama?" The large man smiled, revealing two worn fangs. "So you understand us?" Hesitant, she gazed up at him. His skin was green and deeply wrinkled but in spite of this, his eyes were very kind. "A little." To my mind, at least, this makes the whole conversation a LOT easier to follow. Put her thoughts and observations and reactions by her words. That way, we understand what's going on in her minds as she speaks. And you won't risk having the audience get confused over who-said-what-and-why as much. As to the things I've liked... The details first - there's so much detail. Such focused details. You don't always describe every little thing but when you do focus on something... It's enough. You don't have to describe everything else. You have a talent for this, Eclare, you can make people imagine the scene. Make them feel it. Make them imagine what happens there. You don't have to spell things out or rely too heavily on dialogue. I love it, I really do. Far too many fanfictions - especially in this fandom - rely so heavily on dialogue. And you don't. Because you can get the plot across without all the talking. Very good. And the plot! You balance it, Eclare. There been fights but it doesn't take over whole the story. There has been tragedy but it hasn't erased the humor, courage or the potential for mild romance. There's a mystery but you don't go overboard with trying to explain everything. It's great. You have a very subtle writing style, Eclare. Which adds so much intensity and depth - to plot and characters alike. It's just wonderful. Believable, too. And the plot pace... Also balanced. Wonderfully balanced. Your focus on certain details has the effect of slowing things down, relaxing both the reader and the characters a bit. Meanwhile, the lack of huge amounts of dialogue seems to speed things up. Because instead of just talking the characters are thinking and acting and reacting and it's all so poignant - so poetic - that they don't need to narrate the whole thing. Narration would be too redundant. Would take away from the dignity and painful beauty of the moment. I like that you have built on Mayas past now. Giving us the occasional glimpse of Mayas native world - the visit in chapter 2 and all the short flashbacks and dreams since then - allows people to better understand where her survival skills have come from. Which sort of justifies all of her talents, not merely her fighting ability. She had a whole life back in her own world even before the disaster struck. Everything that Maya knows of animals and going to work and running a business and owning a home and cooking and tending to injuries and whatever else - is knowledge gained from experience. And the hint that Maya was the last of her race - that goes a long way for explaining why Kami might have bothered to save her. It doesn't answer all the questions, of course, but it does answer some of them. Even better... I noticed that this time around, there are names. I don't remember there being names before. Tana, her young daughter. Kioshi, her husband. Ren, the boy who also survived the disaster. Jananli, another former survivor. How sad, that Maya outlived them all. How amazing, though, that she did survive and that she kept her will to live. Nice, that this time around, she remembers the names. And her own name as well - Cass. Hrm. Nice touch. But I can understand why she'd keep the name Maya instead. She's physically young again, she's starting over... That life - the life of Cass - is behind her, for the most part. Isn't it? Granted, it still haunts her. But I get the distinct feeling that is a story about letting go of the past and learning to trust again and moving on. Unless you choose to drag the monsters from Maya native world into the dragonball world and into this plot - which could happen, though I don't see it coming at this point - then she has no reason to return to being Cass. Either way, whatever name she settles on - she's a very likeable character. Stubborn and honorable. Friendly but nervous. Restless and self-doubting without being whiny. Brave without being an ego maniac. Angry without always being destructive. Calm without being emotionally dead. Not to mention the wonderful blend of discipline and fragile strength. And always so wonderfully insightful... You handled the timing, the transition, much better this time around as well. And some of the insights were quite inspired. The revision of the battle against Vegeta and Nappa was interesting - less gory but I liked it. The scenes with ChiChi when the spaceship departs for Planet Namek... The hesitant growing friendship between Yajirobe and Maya... Even the animals in this - Kamikaze and Saffron and Socrates and the colts and the unnamed puppy - get decent personalities which just add to the flavor, the atmosphere. Even just the characters that you've mention in passing... Mister Popo... Puar... Master Roshi... It's sort of interesting, to see how Maya views all of them. How she relates to them. And it fits, most the time. I won't lie, Eclare. I love the way you've suddenly gone and dragged dear Lunch (aka Ranshi) into this fic. I'm eager to see where you'll go with that. And I like the idea of ChiChi living with Maya - if only for a little while. It beats most of her other options, I think. True - she could have moved in with her father, Ox King. She could have moved into Capsule Corp, in order to pester Dr. Briefs and try to stay connected with the departed spaceship. She could have moved in with Puar or Korin or even - goodness forbid - into the Kame House. But... This will be interesting. And maybe beneficial. I hope that the company of Maya and Lunch will boost ChiChis spirits a little, anyway. Maybe these three can help eventually each other to get past some of the guilt that they all seem to feel for the various circumstances that were beyond their control. Maybe ChiChi would do well to borrow a certain sword and have a spar. Or maybe she should take up horse riding. There's got to be some healing for her. I hope. Ditto for Lunch, although I anticipate a tad more violence from her. And double ditto for Maya. Guess it's a good thing that Kami restored Mayas physical body to a state of youth. Had my doubts about the wisdom of that at first, you know, but the way things are shaping up... It could well take Maya a second lifetime just to heal from the first. Perhaps she'll end up stronger for the trials. I was kind of disappointed, though, by the lack of a certain character. Dende. He - and around sixty others - were stranded on Earth for a few months after planet Namek exploded. With Gohan being such a good friend to Dende... And with Mayas tendacy to visit Korin and Kami - places that Dende may have also visited while on Earth... Eh. *shrugs* I'd half hoped that she would cross paths with Dende for a little while or that she would have at least heard about the stranded Nameks. A bunch of peaceful aliens from a destroyed world seem rather like something that Maya would have noticed. She might have even been able to relate to them. But I suppose Maya was caught up in her own life and didn't want to be dragged into these situations. I'll leave it at that for now. Time to finish reading. Take care, Eclare! |
Ishi Ban chapter 19 . 1/1/2004 Ah, so I suspect that the admission that Maya has just told Yajirobe about was some of the darker instances in her past. Poor creature; I could almost feel her despair whilst reading the paragraph. I suppose that should, to some extent, be a good thing; it means it was well written with thought put behind the words. - This, I know, is the last chapter that I have to review. I’m not sure how you did it, but this fiction was excellent. Nothing is achieved without risk. I never suspected it was going to turn out this way in the end; I suppose that just proves that you can’t judge a book by its cover. - A tremendous effort, Natsu-chan. I can fully understand now why you excelled in English. I hope you enjoy this birthday present of yours. It’s the least that I could do. Right now, though, I’m thoroughly exhausted, having read thirteen chapters in a single shot. One last time, Happy Birthday, Natsu-chan *grins*. - Anywayz, laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 18 . 1/1/2004 *exhales an over-exaggerated, fangirl-ish-like ‘aww’* - And what do you know, eh. When I started to read this I had no idea where this was headed but somehow I find it rather comforting to read a fiction where Yajirobe grows to care for someone. Unpredictability in a fiction is always welcoming; I love to see it. - Last chapter and that’s it. Hmm, I’m not sure if you have finished this fiction, but if you have, I’m keen to read the conclusion to all of this. I have a feeling it may hold a twist. If it’s not the be-all-end-all then hey, might just have to wait then. - One chapter left to read. I wasn’t sure if I would make this deadline, you know. Something about the way this is written is very drawing. Anywayz, laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 17 . 1/1/2004 Ha, I never would have guessed that human-like cat, Korin, would have a go at setting those two up. *snickers*. But, although Yajirobe quite frankly only crosses my mind once a season, I don’t mind the idea of reading this fiction where he seems to be taking on the role of a predominant character. Something different to read for a change. And I have a strange feeling that Maya won’t end up going to Namek like she’s been pondering, but hey, this ain’t my fiction. - As usual, cleverly and skilfully worded. I don’t think there is much more that I can say to inflate your ego much more, actually *haha*. Just keep on writing when the inspiration hits with as much energy as you have put into all your past chapters. You should be very proud of yourself. - And I’m off again. Laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 16 . 1/1/2004 You know, I would never have thought to use Yajirobe as a somewhat main character. I usually consider him to be a doughnut-eating blob but you seem to have put a spin on things. I like the character that you have developed him to be; he’s friendlier than I imagined he would be and he seems to get along great guns with Maya. - I’m not sure what it was about this chapter but it all seemed to flow along quite beautifully; nothing seemed out of place. More and more of Maya’s past is being revealed and at times it justifies her actions. Maya might quite possibly be the first introduced character that I accept into a fiction; she doesn’t feel the least bit Mary Sue-ish-like. - I think it has taken about ten hours to get this far, but I ain’t stopping until this is completed. Laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 15 . 1/1/2004 Ha, just like Bulma to stick her nose into everyone else’s business. After reading multiple B/V fictions and then reading about her antics in here it just goes to show how much people can differ in interpretation of the person that she is. She does have that attitude that you incorporated, very much so, so that was good to see. - So Maya’s real name is Cass, eh? Makes me wonder what this will mean now, and what else Bulma uncovered whilst reading that book of aged letters. Hopefully nothing too drastic and nothing that she will pry about. Maya’s patience seems to be wearing thin. - You left that chapter on a bit of a cliff-hanger if you hadn’t realised. All the more to hook me in; is that the key? Either way, it was another exceptional chapter so you make sure you keep that up, you hear. Anywayz, laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 14 . 1/1/2004 When ChiChi blurted out that Maya didn’t understand how she felt because she wasn’t married and didn’t have any children, I held my breath. The suspense; I thought something was sure to explode, chiefly Maya in a fit of rage. I wasn’t certain ChiChi would ever see the light of day again. - All the emotion that you have put into these characters throughout the course of this fiction has felt so genuine. I can feel their pain, their sorrow and at times, their jubilation. What a rollercoaster to read let alone write. You undoubtedly know how to put yourself in another person’s shoes. - Wandering along again… Laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 13 . 1/1/2004 *cheers* I know Nappa has been obliterated, so I’m happy. Serves him right, if you ask me. - I’m still admiring the amount of description put into these chapters, by the way. I’m not used to reading from paragraphs that are so large. I liked this chapter because it was consistent with the fiction so far, and everyone was in character, even Maya and she was an introduced person. A great piece of work you have yourself here. - I’m not sure what else to say. I think I have pretty much covered everything in previous reviews. Might I add that my cat is also reading your fiction? Yup, she agrees with me wholly about every statement that I have written thus far. Anywayz, enough from me. Laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 12 . 1/1/2004 Woo, go Maya! You show that overly-arrogant, in-desperate-need-of-an-ego-check Saiyan what you’re made of! - I’ve read my fair share of fictions that take on this concept and try to describe this particular battle in the Saiyan saga, but in all honesty, you depiction is by far at the zenith of this list. From Maya having the air pressed out of her system to Vegeta’s comment after being unnerved, it was all so wonderfully choreographed into words… and you say you haven’t even seen this to begin with? - There’s something wrong here. I’ve seen this conflict three times, you haven’t seen it at all, and yet you still manage to pull it off like it is second nature. Ha, that’s probably the closest thing I have come to criticism so far; how sad. - Off to read some more… Laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 11 . 1/1/2004 Maya… doesn’t like those… Saiyans, does she… *is referring to the terminology she used against the duo* - Vegeta — the short man with the troll hair *haha, found that portrayal hilarious* — was, in my opinion, perfectly characterised. None of this sappy nonsense I’ve seen other people use at the wrong times. He is what you illustrated him as; that battle-thirsty, uh… person that was born before his parents were married *haha*. - I’ve never been much of a blood-and-guts person, but wow, what a commencement to the mêlée that is ensuing! I loved it all, even Gohan’s little sniffles and the facial expressions depicted on Krillin. Brilliantly written… again. - Anywayz, moving on… Laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 10 . 1/1/2004 That chapter pulled at the heartstrings just a little. I’ve never much cared for Goku but to read that he had suffered greatly did make me pity him. In a way, I’m content to know that Maya put him out of his misery. It seemed rather… honourable of her, even though it legally would have been classified as murder. - Haha, I think I learnt a few more words from reading that chapter. Stuff reading books; I’ll just memorise a few lines from this *laughs*. Hey, I’ve done it before. - Ah, I realised while reading this chapter when this is set. I know you have in the summary that it was after the twenty-somethink budokai tournament but I didn’t realise when that was. Hmm, I get it now, and I’m curious to read your rendition of the events that follow with your own character in place. - Anywayz, I’d better mooch along otherwise I’m not going to be able to get these done. Laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 9 . 1/1/2004 *is almost too dumbfounded to write the review* - Right there, that is about the best chapter that I have ever read in my time here at . It was just so… so full of suspense, determination, emotion, darkness, gah. I could keep on listing until the cow’s come home. While Maya was riding Kamikaze on the beach I could see it all; the sand, the waves, the gulls, everything. - *Ishi thumb tacks, super glues and nails Natsu-chan onto her Favourite’s list for all the world to see* - I have nothing more to say; I am just so floored right now. I suppose I’ll stumbled back to reading again. Laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 8 . 1/1/2004 You know, I’m not sure there is much more that I can say; I think I have run out of synonyms for the word ‘good’ *haha*. Well, much the same as the previous chapters—not that there is anything wrong with that because just look what I wrote for those, eh. You should be very proud of the quality of these chapters. If I wrote even half as much narration as you do I’d be pleased. - I liked this chapter because again it felt laid back somehow. Maybe the scene about the night at the beginning was the clincher, rather soothing in a way. (O_o) Okay, yes, you probably think I have lost the plot, but I only write the truth. Hmm… and maybe Jananli wasn’t Maya’s daughter like I thought previously. Only one way to find out, I suppose. - I think I have figured out why I like the way you write. I think it’s because you have a certain style that I haven’t seen any other authors pull off. I have always been a sucker for originality. Anywayz, enough esteem-stoking for me. Laterz, - Ishi Ban |
Ishi Ban chapter 7 . 1/1/2004 You know, I think I’m being to understand more horse-lingo. Beforehand I thought a mare was a male horse and colt was a dog *laughs*. Erm, no, not quite, Ishi… - Hmm… a little more mysterious/darker than the last couple of chapters but I knew something like that had to happen sometime. Not saying that it wasn’t an enjoyable read, though, because it certainly was. And I’m taking a stab here, but I’m guessing that Jananli was Maya’s daughter that died. - I hope you like this small ‘gift’ that I am giving you for your birthday. It’s taken a while to get this far but that’s not saying that it was a bother. I should have started to read this a while ago because this is the sort of fiction that I have been searching for. You take care when you write and it’s great to see that you actually use capitals and proper spelling. They are both always a must. - Anywayz, I’m not very good at reviews. I always seem to hand out ego-boosting comments and fail to include anything beneficial. Well, tough, eh. Laterz, - Ishi Ban |