Johnathan Colourfield Posted July 22, 2010 Posted July 22, 2010 Well i thought i would get in there bright and early and start the reviews This is a beautiful story, The roles that Silver and River adopt are so wonderful. The way that Silver is slowly unlocked by River is perfect. Without revealing too much, the development of all the characters and the revisitation of a few old haunts are all key to the plot of the initial story. The only thing that springs to mind is what on earth could possibly happen in Enigma 2? Apologies to Comsie here this is my favourite story on GA, seconded to Dangerous Liasons which was the first of nephy's tales that i read. I would reccomend any of her work to anyone. Congratulations Nephy! Any other thoughts? (probably will expand my review later on)
Agincourt Posted July 23, 2010 Posted July 23, 2010 I don't really have much to say -- this onion peels very slowly. During the first chapter, in fact, I was getting very impatient. But there is a lot of sweetness in it. And by the end of chapter 5 -- our designated stopping point -- it does seem like an ever-so-slight inroad is being made into Silver's wall of isolation. There are a number of clues that Silver has been subjected to unspeakable humiliation and abuse. The nature and extent of that abuse remain unclear, although there are signs that it involves heavy bondage and discipline with physical abuse. It is shocking to think that such things could be carried out on another person to the extent of driving them into the "waking dead" state that Silver is in. Can't say for sure how long I would stick out the Sartre-like slow unfolding of the revelations that presumably are to come. Good show for writing and posting it, however. A
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