tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-02-21:1515217Hell's Half AcreI think it's 'cause we're so awesomehells_half_acre2019-01-05T22:20:41Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2012-02-21:1515217:569958I Am the Storm by Tash McAdam2019-01-05T22:20:41Z2019-01-05T22:20:41Zpublic0<img src="https://pillowfortmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/posts/ba7f0e3f7c9b_cover.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="" /><br /><br />My friend has written a YA sci-fi series and the first book has been released! I realized that I've been a bad friend by not talking about it more!! <br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1949909727/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0">I Am the Storm</a> is a really great action-packed read. It's part small-team adventure and part thrilling escape!<br /><br />Tash writes action and tension really well. It's hard to put the book down, because you're pulled into the story as soon as the action kicks off in the first chapter. It follows two perspectives - Sam, who's secretly a little TOO good with technology and who quickly finds himself on the government's radar and locked in a facility, and Serena, who's a junior officer in the rebellion and has been sent to figure out what's got the government in a tizzy. <br /><br />BUT, before you think that those names give away some sort of romantic subplot - think again! Tash is queer themselves and knows people want more than a predictable cishet shoehorned romance plot. These teens have more important things on their mind! It doesn't mean that they don't love, but Tash's diverse cast, and realistic protagonist priorities, means that who they love isn't the focus of the story, nor predictably answered.<br /><br />I Am the Storm is just the first book of a series - so the entire plot isn't going to be resolved at the end. But, don't fear! It's still a really satisfying concluding point! But even if you desperately want to find out what happens next - you don't have to wait long! The second book will be released really SOON (I think February? But I can't remember right now for certain, so don't quote me on that. I just know it's REALLY SOON.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=hells_half_acre&ditemid=569958" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-02-21:1515217:564559Fic Rec: A Safety In the End by CloudAtlas (Marvel)2018-10-03T04:47:13Z2018-10-03T04:47:13Zboredpublic2 Alright, I know you said you wouldn't see me until after October 11th (if I can manage to see 14.01 after it airs - I'll be out of town and without access to a TV)... BUT, I felt kind of bad for abandoning you for so long... and also I'm bored and avoiding packing... so, you get fic rec!<br /><br />Now, standard fic rec disclaimer: I don't read much SPN fic. So, these are all OTHER FANDOM fics... hopefully, there's a few of you out there in the fandom, or better yet, a few of you out there who will give it a shot even though you don't know the fandom. <br /><br />This fic works perfectly for that, because it's a complete AU, so you don't actually have to have any knowledge whatsoever of the source material - it's just a good story.<br /><br /><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/series/672662">A Safety in the End</a> by CloudAtlas - Marvel (Bucky/Clint (comics-based)/Natasha)<br /><br />I'll go on about it below the cut, and the cut text will once again be my bookmark description on AO3...<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://hells-half-acre.dreamwidth.org/564559.html#cutid1">Great threesome fic. Realistic relationships. A little TOO close to home, but kind of fantastic for hitting that hard.</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><br />Cool, so now that that's done - NOW I'll disappear until sometime after October 11th.<br /><br />And now I will cease to procrastinate on packing...<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=hells_half_acre&ditemid=564559" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-02-21:1515217:560078Fic Rec: All The Angels and the Saints by Speranza2018-07-01T08:31:24Z2018-07-01T08:32:48Zsleepypublic0I'm supposed to be asleep right now, but I don't feel tired enough, so you get a midnight post instead.<br /><br />Along with the "favourite scenes" suggestion for what I should post in the summer, a few people mentioned that maybe I could do fic recs, and talk about why I like the particular fic I chose.<br /><br />Now, of course, the first problem with this suggestion is that most of you read my blog for Supernatural content, and I don't read Supernatural fic anymore (haven't for years). I SOMETIMES, make an exception for an AU, but for the most part, those really don't reach the level of "favourite fics" (sorry, I just, for some reason, am not drawn to SPN-based fics anymore.)<br /><br />The second problem with this suggestion is that I'm actually not one to reread fics a lot, or to save them forever. It's true, that when fics are REALLY GOOD, I will bookmark them on AO3 and leave myself a little note to remind myself why I liked it (which I will use as the cut-text below)... but even though I do that, I rarely go back and read them again. For instance: when I scrolled through my AO3 bookmarks to pick a fic to rec, several of the fics I have previously bookmarked have since been deleted - which is sad indeed - especially since I have no idea what fics they possibly were, because I only read them once and then moved on with my life. <br /><br />BUT, there are a few exceptions to my "never thought of again" tendency, and so I figured if I were going to rec any fics, it'll be the ones that occasionally pop into my head out of the blue months or years later, and have me think "goddamn, that was a good fic."<br /><br />So, in no particular order, I'm going to start with:<br /><br /><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/2439302"><strong>All The Angels and the Saints</strong></a><strong> by Speranza </strong><br />Fandom: Captain America (Movies)<br />Summary: In which Steve Rogers loses God and finds God and loses God, and also: Bucky.<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://hells-half-acre.dreamwidth.org/560078.html#cutid1">Gorgeous. Very rich characterizations. Much love. I want to read fanfiction of this fanfiction.</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />(and now I'm exhausted, so definitely time to sleep.)<br type="_moz" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=hells_half_acre&ditemid=560078" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments