Happy New Year: My favorites in SSHG Exchange
I've read all the gifts so far delivered in the SSHG Exchange. I liked many of them, some were terribly interesting, but... I am listing here only the stories without any buts whatsoever. Thank you, anonymous authors. I am looking forwart to learning who you are.
For the Present I Speak Your Echo
I was carried by the story and bumped into the empty paragraph at the end, and awed by your prose (or is it poetry?) hesitated to comment with what I have of words. So I read all comments and I feel as if your readers channeled your sentiment driven and needing to give the story more time, more chance for more life. I have no idea who you are, but I know that I will read all you have written once I learn your identity.
The Wheel of the Moon
Outstanding. Nothing forgotten, nothing overdone. (If a gun was shown in the first act, it went off before the curtain fell.) You found use for many a forgotten canon detail. Even the preposterousness of the whole ordeal neatly follows precedents from the canon (eg. Goblet of Fire). I am usually bored to the point of snoring with grand action scenes (guns or wands, cars or brooms), but yours was as compelling as the rest of the story.
Great work. Better than many a best seller.
The Devil You Know
Excellent. The story is compact and powerful, no wavering or indecision -- just like your Snape.
Snapes On A Plane
Absolutely brilliantly hilarious, starting from Minerva's exit with a bang, through hundreds of Pythonesque twists down to the unhappy future of the baby Longbottom. Reading this was as funny as watching Allo, Allo and Blackadder. You could be making big money in the media of your choice. Are you?
Loss
Snape alone with two photos in his dungeon: one with Albus, one with Hermione. Very sad.
Falling
Excellent story, superb writing.
To Make Much of Time
A funny story, full of everything. I mean, everything. Including Lucius in drag, shaved clean of all that silvery hair.
Better With Chocolate
Good without chocolate, too.
No Dungeon So Dark
Darkfic, very good. Morality and love are there, though hidden and burried with Snape.
Third Time's the Charm
Blind date with Percy with Snape as the waiter, for starters. How well they clash.
The Fifty-Third Tuesday
Excellent story. Real life-like angst. And hurt and comfort. And worry. Live characters in actual interaction.
A Matter Of Perspective
Nice. Not feasible, but sweet.
The Ninth Life
Heavy wartime reality of living and dying. Some skilful plotting. Some heavy suffering, physical and emotional. Altogether: a good story.
Mistletoe
A warm and touching Xmas story.
For the Present I Speak Your Echo
I was carried by the story and bumped into the empty paragraph at the end, and awed by your prose (or is it poetry?) hesitated to comment with what I have of words. So I read all comments and I feel as if your readers channeled your sentiment driven and needing to give the story more time, more chance for more life. I have no idea who you are, but I know that I will read all you have written once I learn your identity.
The Wheel of the Moon
Outstanding. Nothing forgotten, nothing overdone. (If a gun was shown in the first act, it went off before the curtain fell.) You found use for many a forgotten canon detail. Even the preposterousness of the whole ordeal neatly follows precedents from the canon (eg. Goblet of Fire). I am usually bored to the point of snoring with grand action scenes (guns or wands, cars or brooms), but yours was as compelling as the rest of the story.
Great work. Better than many a best seller.
The Devil You Know
Excellent. The story is compact and powerful, no wavering or indecision -- just like your Snape.
Snapes On A Plane
Absolutely brilliantly hilarious, starting from Minerva's exit with a bang, through hundreds of Pythonesque twists down to the unhappy future of the baby Longbottom. Reading this was as funny as watching Allo, Allo and Blackadder. You could be making big money in the media of your choice. Are you?
Loss
Snape alone with two photos in his dungeon: one with Albus, one with Hermione. Very sad.
Falling
Excellent story, superb writing.
To Make Much of Time
A funny story, full of everything. I mean, everything. Including Lucius in drag, shaved clean of all that silvery hair.
Better With Chocolate
Good without chocolate, too.
No Dungeon So Dark
Darkfic, very good. Morality and love are there, though hidden and burried with Snape.
Third Time's the Charm
Blind date with Percy with Snape as the waiter, for starters. How well they clash.
The Fifty-Third Tuesday
Excellent story. Real life-like angst. And hurt and comfort. And worry. Live characters in actual interaction.
A Matter Of Perspective
Nice. Not feasible, but sweet.
The Ninth Life
Heavy wartime reality of living and dying. Some skilful plotting. Some heavy suffering, physical and emotional. Altogether: a good story.
Mistletoe
A warm and touching Xmas story.