Two Faces by Alyjude (NC-17)
Title: Two Faces
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Categories: AU, h/c, angst
Length: epic
Warnings: non-con
Author on LJ:
alyburns
Author Website: http://www.skeeter63.org/~k9kennel/Alyjude.htm
Review:
Alyjude is my TS guilty pleasure and Two Faces is just one reason why. On the surface my love of this story doesn't make sense, as she uses many of the fandom cliches that drive me nuts: Jim and Blair fall in love overnight, Blair tries to run away at every turn, and there's non-con (my rape/non-con issues are so great that I sometimes stop reading a story because of an *attempted* rape). On the other hand, there's also snappy dialogue, a nearly-Harlequin plot, and frankly, it's almost impossible not to like her Jim and Blair. Plus there's melodrama, and while you don't want every story to be melodramatic, every once in a while there's something really fun about wallowing in a bit of over-dramatic angst.
Hm. Okay, I don't know that anyone would read this story based on the above recommendation. How about this: it's a fast, fun read, the good guys win, and it features a warm and fuzzy and yet entirely unsappy Christmas scene. Plus great dialogue. Give it a try, I think you'll like it.
Two Faces
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Categories: AU, h/c, angst
Length: epic
Warnings: non-con
Author on LJ:
alyburns
Author Website: http://www.skeeter63.org/~k9kennel/Alyjude.htm
Review:
Alyjude is my TS guilty pleasure and Two Faces is just one reason why. On the surface my love of this story doesn't make sense, as she uses many of the fandom cliches that drive me nuts: Jim and Blair fall in love overnight, Blair tries to run away at every turn, and there's non-con (my rape/non-con issues are so great that I sometimes stop reading a story because of an *attempted* rape). On the other hand, there's also snappy dialogue, a nearly-Harlequin plot, and frankly, it's almost impossible not to like her Jim and Blair. Plus there's melodrama, and while you don't want every story to be melodramatic, every once in a while there's something really fun about wallowing in a bit of over-dramatic angst.
Hm. Okay, I don't know that anyone would read this story based on the above recommendation. How about this: it's a fast, fun read, the good guys win, and it features a warm and fuzzy and yet entirely unsappy Christmas scene. Plus great dialogue. Give it a try, I think you'll like it.
Two Faces