All Comments on 'Up Helly Aa'

They certainly had a good time together!

5

Short, sweet & lotsa of fun to read. Whoever's crazy enough to visit Shetland Islands mid-winter coming from Nashvile, deserves a winning contract and followup with a lovely local. Mega kudos. Five stars!

WS

I am in awe at the breadth of your background research - American civil war, Native American culture, wild west, and Shetland? Another lovely story. Thank you

Very well done , as usual

Wonderful story, just wonderful.

I would havre loved to know the lyrics to the second song. It sounds like a requiem to honor the warriors who have fallen in battle. That would explain Helen’s tears.

Maybe a follow up is in order, although it would only be more of the same, unless they need somebody permanent.

Take care

Good story but not a "romance" tale, really Should be in EC or else finish the story. 3.7*

Excellent story, although as previous comments have said, it sounds like the start of a romance, but as it is should really be in the EC category, a follow up would work extremely well and cement it firmly in the Romance category, although if Helen was staying in the hotel too, it’s obvious she lives somewhere other than Shetland, so maybe not.

I’m impressed with the research and the originality, although the likelihood of a visitor getting a room at any hotel (especially the Lerwick) in Shetland for the Up Helly Aa celebration is highly unlikely, as it’s one of the busiest times of their year and is normally booked up well in advance.

That being said, suspension of disbelief is probably the rule here. 5⭐️, many thanks for writing and posting, cheers, Ppfzz.

Tend to agree with other comments; an ace story again but as it stabs more EC than R. Definitely needs a part 2 when he returns to Shetland to move it firmly into the R category. Please.

Flawless, once again, and with lots of local color. Not much character development or back story but that was OK in this short piece. Not much plot either but that was fine to n this mood piece set where few have visited.

5*

Best regards from the Scottish Highlands and the Inner Hebrides. Wonderful story.

Nice story about the Shetlands and the Up Helly AA. I am glad Scots embrace their Viking heritage. I wonder if it poses a problem to realize the much disliked UK folk also have a Viking heritage?

Without some type of closure on this story best I can rate it is average. Thanks for trying.

Good start needs finishing in some way perhaps more drilling or lapping as engineers love to do

If commentators can only bitch about the category you chose, then you have a winning story.

I enjoyed it very much and wish you well in your writing

One definition of romance:

'the attractive, partly imagined character or quality of something, as an era, a place, or an activity, that suggests adventure, heroism, excitement, glamour, and distance from the everyday'.

This story meets the requirements for this category. That it is sexy and entertaining meets my requirements for a fun read. Keep up the good work.