Review: Magic of Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2014
This was a wonderfully romantic tale and both Dalae and Dorovan are vibrant creations that bring the world to life around them. This is reminiscent of the world of Tolkien with the elves very much akin to the elves of Middle-Earth and the political relations between the elves, men and dwarves much the same, but the story itself is a creation all of its own considering it's definitely not the typical quest to fight monsters, but instead centers on the life of Dalae who is tied to her homestead. It was a joy to read of her awakening to life, learning what love can be, and discovering the beauty of handsome Dorovan, along with him discovering all the things to love about Dalae in return--from her love of weaving tapestries, to her running around the stone halls of the homestead shoeless. (Like the other reviewers though, I did notice that it used the word delight far too many times to describe something--nearly every page. The trying to phrase things differently to hearken an older time was wonderful, but it did need another pass through for editing since there were little words missing here and there that needed to be in for sentences to make sense. And it did seem to try to drill the idea that their relationship wasn't a soul-bond far too many times--I would have suggested mentioning it two to three times tops in the entire piece rather than two to three times per page. But those are minor quibbles, and I thought they didn't really detract since I was so wrapped up in the romance). I would recommend this to anyone who loves a sweet romance and can't get enough of the tall, handsome Tolkien Elves.