All Comments on 'The Valkyrie'

Wanda, I loved your story. I thought it was a wonderful blend of what romance is supposed to be about. Happy ever after combined with the supernatural power of true love. Love is eternal. This story teaches that lesson.

Thank you.

Wanda!~ What have you done? This is great *smile*

Nigel

Wanda-You must have spent a great deal of time preparing this story.You demonstrate the power of love in your tale as well as dealing with sexual passion in an effective manner.Keep up the interesting writing Wanda-

Wanda....Lovely story with a great Nordic flavour...I hope you will write some more romance soon...I wonder if we could get some of that ol' time magic happening? hee hee.....I'd love to catch up with you and find out. Keep writing huh? Kisses and hugs...RogTom.

but I found it to be a little awkward, both in wording and in style. It is romantic. Yet our heroine's all consuming feelings of loneliness, despondency and sadness nearly overwhelm the reader.

To make matters worse, her situation, though unfortunate, appears trite and self-absorbed. It is too bad that someone so young spends so much time looking back, when she has so much to look forward to. But, that is the literary crux of the story. To some, her plight is so sad, to others, particularly those who have truly lost everything, she is an example of youth wasted on the young.

The violence is jarring, which violence is, but it is also contrived and reduced to a plot device. The motive for shooting Rolf doesn't make sense, nor does Astrid's seemingly impassioned attack. Its as if the characters act without thinking.

I do like the Norse mythology link, though it seems a bit wasted here. There is so much more to the Valkyrie. Which brings me to my final point, why is Astrid anything but a warrior maiden? Her personality doesn't fit the role. She is neither strong, willful, powerful or full of conviction. It doesn't make much sense.

I hope you will take the time to research the Norse mythos. There is romance there, but it is not particularly romantic.

Not only a wonderful Nordic flavor, but the very essence of the Gotterdammerung--handled extraordinarily well. Wanda is poised for superstar status!

Wonderfully imaginative, great scene showing loss of virginity, real emotional pathos and an ending you couldn't predict!

Very sensual and romantic! I love Valkyrie!