janedavitt

I'd had this book on my shelf for a while -- it's from 1990 and I picked it up in a used bookstore in town -- so I packed it to read on the plane. Huff's always entertaining and I love the way she works in gay/bi characters without any fuss. This fantasy has a strong m/m storyline between two of the three leads and it's definitely worth reading given how few fantasy books do that.

The story itself was very readable and had everything you want/expect in a fantasy; villians, magic, fighting, taverns, political intrigue, a quest... One of the torture scenes had me gulping but I loved the three leads and I wish she'd done a sequel in this world.

Definitely worth looking out for and Amazon has a few used copies.

The Fire's Stone

I had a review for one of my old Buffy fics on FF.net and after answering it, idly browsed through the TS section.

I thought I was seeing something when I spotted the words 'Arthur crossover' and I just had to click.

If you don't know the show (the books are by Marc Brown, Arthur is an aardvark, and it's a cartoon; I must've seen every episode a million times and can still sing Crazy Bus and the 'Having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card' song) it won't mean much. If you have, go read, right now. It's not very long, totally G rated so you won't be traumatized in any way, and it captures DW's character perfectly (Machiavelli crossed with Napoleon).

I'm still snickering. Wonderful fic. Just so witty and sharp. Thank you wneleh

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4831099/1/DW_Did_It

I could pretty much rec arrow00's fics without reading them, knowing that they'd be good just because. Except I can't imagine her writing a TS fic that I didn't immediately devour and then go back for seconds.

What's Important Jim/Blair, NC17, post series, is a convincing, thoughtful look at Jim's senses and how they affect him and his relationship with Blair, set against a small-town background with people who don't always know what to make of their new sheriff and deputy but know enough to appreciate them. Mostly.

It's hot, heart-warming, funny and poignant by turns and well worth reading.

carodee writes Jim dark, dark, dark sometimes; with a humorous edge, sometimes, sure, as in her Insatiable series, but in the Controlverse, there's nothing but the darkness, swamping both Jim and Blair and it's car crash compelling, can't look away, stuff.

She's just added a new fic to the 'verse:

Lunch Break, and definitely read the warnings, but if you already know this verse, you'll know what to expect.

I had the pleasure of beta reading it and I'm so taken with the way she's slowly revealing Jim's motivations. He's still doing unforgivable stuff to Blair but I'd say of the two of them, Jim's more the victim and more the one broken beyond repair than Blair, no matter what Blair's suffering.

It's intense and very different from the usual Jim/Blair, but it has at its core, as most fics in this fandom do, the conviction that these two are bound together, for whatever reason, endlessly orbiting each other, unable to break away.

In this 'verse, that's literal.

ETA Caro's posted a timeline with links to all the fics in the 'verse here.

I'm doing a piece of meta on crossovers for the shared_wisdom comm and I'm ending with a list of some classics/my favorites. I want to cover as many fandoms as possible so could you rec me your favorites, from the short and sweet to the epics; PWPs, angst, humor, gen, whatever?

Look forward to finding some gems to read and thanks in advance to anyone who contributes :;hugs::

I got a birthday fic from captainlogic!

It's a wonderfully thoughtful piece that really packs a punch at the end.

Jim/Blair, PG rated and it's here:

Comfort

wesleysgirl is one of my favorite writers and always finds a way to make the characters come alive. This is her second TS fic (I hope not her last!), written for ponders_life for a charity request, and it's 5,000 words of pure story; angst, action, a crossover, and a happy ending, with a Jim and Blair I just love.

Time to Find You

callistosh65 has Jim and Blair answering a meme here and it's just spot on perfect voices and adorable :;squishes it tight::

Busy.

We got the tree, it's started snowing (big storm forecast for tonight), and we have food, fire logs, candles and PoTC3 unless the power goes out.

Will try and reply to email but busybusybusy with houseguests and holiday preparations and I'm trying to work on the last part of Point of Contact which has now broken the 100,000 word count. This last part is only at 1,400 though, so...

Eep, nearly six and haven't started supper...

Today's long fic in the ts_secret_santa is pure hotness for anyone who needs warming up. Jim/Blair, NC17. Loved it.

Spinning Tales

I woke up to snow fluttering down, no school as it's one of the days they're doing parent/teacher interviews, and Lauren coughing. She's going to the doctor this afternoon so hopefully he'll give her something that works, poor sweetie. I'm looking after one of her friends for the day so instead of her moping around looking bored and whining, there is just the faint distant squeak of happy voices from the basement as she plays. And mothers wonder why I never mind their kids coming over :-)

I just saw this manip on magnavox_23's LJ and melted my brain. So hot... it's Daniel/Vala but my first thought was Wesley and Faith from Secretary which had me all nostalgic.

wesleysgirl and I are in the throes of editing the third John/Nick novel, now called 'Waking the Dead'. It was lovely writing those two again and so much fun to be tagging; unbelievably fast way of working.

I have most of my Christmas presents bought AND wrapped; very luckily intercepted a confirmation email last night just before David sat down at the computer that spelled out one of his Christmas presents in the header. Spoilery emails!! Tell Santa!