I'm so sorry for being bitchy in my other reviews. I understand why you weren't updating, and I appreciate the fact that you did. I love the new chapters, you did such a good job with them!

i am so so loving this story! i found this story 4/5 days ago and quickly read your first Elisa story "extraordinary" and totally fell in love with her! i'm excited to see the alice/elisa/cynthia plot play out! thank you so much for your crazy imagination! *.*

Author's Response:

I am so happy you found this story and are enjoying it so much.  Elisa is so much fun for me to write and it always means the world to me when others like her too.  Am definitely exploring the Alice/Elisa/Cynthia bit in the next chapter as well.  Thank YOU for taking the time to review!

Whoa! Just...whoa! I was totally not expecting the end at all and it's completely thrown me! I'm going to have to go back and read from the top to remember what else happened!

First off, I loved the continuing intereaction with Elisa and Jasper. It's good to see that still going on, even if Elisa gets too excited about it. Plus, I've always wanted to know the ins and outs of how they lived over the years too! Esme's not-so-subtle asking to meet the boy was cute, although after reading the end, I feel bad for her now. She's so invested in Elisa's life and her happiness that she'll be so sad that it didn't work out for her.

Jimmy being gay was a total shock to me. Is that why Tandy has been so angry at Elisa all this time? The confrontation with Brett was kinda scary, he seems like a giant bully and that's never good. I feel so bad for Elisa and how confusing this must be...but I agree with her that the rule of not telling her stuff so she can have a normalish life really sucks. I can understand the rule, but it stinks for her and for Rosalie. Hopefully the fact that Alice and Bella and Edward are back will make her forget that she's mad at Rosalie.

And seriously...awesome! I'm so excited to see them all back! Yay family! How's Alice handling things? Is Bella under control? Will Edward be less mopey? I'm so excited for your next update!

Of course I'm so happy that Elisa's freaky time powers popped up again. That's seriously one of my favorite plot lines in this story (and there are so many that I love!) and I'm excited to see if develop and have people find out. You have totally spoiled us with all these fast updates! Thank you!

Author's Response:

You made my night with your incredible review; especially with how nervous I was about this chapter.  I really love Jimmy and I wasn't sure how readers would feel about him after this. 

It's fun to write Esme as so invested in Elisa's life; Jasper was right when he said how much they needed each other.  She'll definitely be sad for Elisa but I think she even more than Rosalie understands that disappointment and heartache are a part of life. 

I'm glad that Jimmy's 'secret' was a shock; I was hoping that I'd be able to show it all through Elisa's eyes, so people could feel what she was feeling, and she certainly never suspected.  Tandy and Elisa are going to have it out pretty quickly, either next chapter or one after that, so I think it will clear up a lot of what's been going on between the three of them. 

I am very, very excited to have the family back together too!  So much more to come now; I wish I had endless amounts of time and energy to write it all out at once.

Thank you again SO much for such a thought provoking review!

You are an updating rock star! This came out so quickly and was so satisfying to read! I may love the big action scenes but a chapter full of talking and feelings is sometimes just as fun. I loved Esme's punishment, Carlise laying down the law and Jasper and Emmet's "fairy godfathering". The scrapbook scene was so touching, made even more so by the fact that Jasper was the one showing her. It wasn't that long ago that he was lurking and threatening Elisa, so it was good to see the two of them reconnecting. And Edward calling...so awesome! Yay Edward! I have missed the interaction between him and Elisa, which is always heartwarming and hilarious. I'm so happy to see a new chapter and I just loved all of it...and I'm intrigued as to what Elisa's realization is and whether kicking Jacob in the balls is in her future.

Author's Response:

Thank you!  Did I tell you how grateful I am that you are still reading?  And reviewing on top of it; makes me so grateful I didn't completely give up on this story.

I have missed Edward too; I have so much fun writing him and Elisa together.  The scene that I loved writing the most in this entire story remains the one when Elisa realizes she is 'over' him and their ensuing banter.

Thank you again so much for not giving up on this story!

 

 

 

 

Hihihi! You would think that after a long wait, I'd have forgotten about this story but as soon as I got the email about the update, I was crazy excited! It's a testament to your writing and how amazing the voices you've crafted that they've stuck so well in my memory. Elisa is just such a great character and I'm so happy that you're continuing telling her story.

I've missed Alice and Elisa together, and even though it was short, I loved their interaction...and their laughing at the heroin-addicted cover story. Alice feeling betrayed by Jasper and leaving broke my heart, although really...he needed to share what was going on!

In the second meeting where Elisa tells them about the visions/memories, does she tell them about the time jumping thing? Or does no one still know about that?

I really am so happy to see this updated and now I think I'm going to treat myself to rereading it from the beginning!

Author's Response:

I am so excited that you are still reading!  Thank you so much for the great review.  I am so happy to be writing this story again; I hadn't realized during my year of fail how much I need the release from writing and how much I missed.  I had lots of fun writing Alice and Elisa too; I missed their bonding. 

And to answer your question, since it doesn't give too much away, no, Elisa did not specifically tell anyone about the time reversal incident in the library; her focus was on everything Alice related at the moment. 

I am absolutely flattered that you would consider re-reading from the beginning.  Thank you so much for your comments; you cheered me up immensely.

 

please don't give up with this story :(

so i love this story in general and started reading it pretty long ago, and now i'm just re-reading for fun! i live in st john's, NL and was so shocked to see our town mentioned in this! i never would have thought it'd be included in a story on here:)

Author's Response:

Wow, this review was so long ago and I'm so very shamed that I never responded!  I haven't been here in quite a while - now I'm trying to coax my muse out of hiding.

 

Thank you so much for the comment and if you're ever around and get this I would love to pick your brain about St. John's.  I found it on an internet search when I was trying to pick a setting and it would be so great to actually hear from someone who lives there so I don't get details massively wrong.  (And like Elisa, I had never heard of St Johns before my search, but now that I have about a hundred pictures of it on my Flickr and have been reading up on it, I kinda want to move there).

Update soon! It's been three months! You have to update sometime, this is great!

it feels like forever since i've read this

 

i'm beyond pissed that

she told them that story.

& made bella into an addict

like seriously? if bella ever heard

that story her heart would be crushed

& i understand elisa is upset they left

but she knows it was for the best... i mean

did she not see the damage caused by bella?

& now her friends opinion of bella is tarnished.

& here goes sebastian stalking elisa & sending notes LOL

OMGosh...what a crap story to pull and what why would Jimmy run away like that?

Author's Response:

Teehee; I think a few readers were definitely upset with me for letting Elisa 'sully Bella's reputation' the way she did, but well...Elisa's always been a bit of a screw up.  It's one of my favorite things about her. 

Jimmy is...well, a fifteen year old boy.  Like most of them, he has no idea what he's doing half the time.  That storyline will be explored too.

I love your story.It is one of the twilight stories i have ever read. Elisa is very original and strong without falling into the unbelievable catagory. I can't wait for the next chapter! I'll be on pins and needles until it comes out. Please continue to write because it would be an utter shame if you stopped! you and your stories ROCK!

Author's Response:

Thank you so much!  I am so happy that you enjoy Elisa.  She is great fun to write.  I try very hard not to fall in the super power/all knowing trap with her; she's much more fun as an addition to the canon world rather than taking it over. 

I never seem to be able to stop coming up with story ideas so I'm certain that I will be around for quite a while.  Also, Evening Falls has a while to go yet.

Thank you so much for such a nice review!

 

Heh, boys. I love that Jimmy's friends think that her bruises are badges of honor.

Wow, I was totally not expecting Jimmy to suss out that her story was crap...or that Tandy would be so caring. I really enjoyed your Tandy characterization because she didn't get all sunshine and puppies with Elisa after their little talk. Her still being upset over Jimmy and Elisa holding hands is very realistic and I'm glad you didn't take the easy way out of them all being BFF's now.

Elisa's explanation of Bella beating on her was creative but I wonder how the Cullen's are going to take it. They've already talked to her about being more careful and will they see this as her protecting the secret or causing more issues in this town. Though it's probably good Edward isn't around to hear about Bella being painted as an addict. ;)

I'm totally looking forward to seeing what you do with Sebastian and Elisa's powers and everything...but I wanted to mention that you do such a good job with writing characters that my mind immediately went "creepy cute bear is so perfectly sebastian!" You are very good about fleshing out your characters and making them incredibly real.

I know that expecting another chapter really soon might be unrealistic but I'll be waiting! :-D

Author's Response:

Thank you so much for another thoughtful review!  I am so glad that you enjoy Tandy because she's one of those secondary characters that started out as just a name on the page and gradually came to life for me.  I like her a lot (even more so when she gives Elisa a hard time). 

Ahahaha...Elisa's painting of Bella as a raving smack addict - Bella's so entranced at the moment by her vampire life that even if she was back I don't think she'd care much about what the local people were saying about her.  However, you're exactly right that Edward, on the other hand, would not take it well.  At all.  As far as how the Cullens will take Elisa's storytelling - I think she's going to avoid having that conversation for as long as she can.

I am so glad you are still reading and hope you enjoy what's to come!