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Recent reading
Sep. 2nd, 2019 10:03 pmActual life update coming soon. But for now: more books.
The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher (2016)
For my fannish book club. This is a retelling of the Snow Queen, and we all liked it! I was frustrated in the beginning because I thought it was going to play the Kay/Gerta straight (as it were) but thankfully it didn't. Once I realized that, I could lean back and enjoy it. The animals really steal the show! I could read it just for the raven, the reindeer, and the otters.
So I usually review book-length fics the way I do published books, but it's hard to know where to draw the line length-wise (for example, the book above is pretty short). Let's just write up some of those borderline ones...
The Cormorant by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
pallas_or_bust (2016)
This is an Aubreyad AU where Napoleon invades England, but there's a narrow focus on how it affects Jack and Stephen. I really appreciated it for keeping their relationship as a close and intense friendship, rather than a romance. If you are into hurt/comfort, you'll probably enjoy it.
And I Alone Have Escaped To Tell You byastolat (2017)
All I knew of Transformers going in was that it's a TV show about robots that transform into things. But whatever, it's Astolat, so I gave it a try. And yeah, I was quickly hooked, and I could figure out I needed from context. If you are into competence and loyalty, you'll probably enjoy it.
The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher (2016)
For my fannish book club. This is a retelling of the Snow Queen, and we all liked it! I was frustrated in the beginning because I thought it was going to play the Kay/Gerta straight (as it were) but thankfully it didn't. Once I realized that, I could lean back and enjoy it. The animals really steal the show! I could read it just for the raven, the reindeer, and the otters.
So I usually review book-length fics the way I do published books, but it's hard to know where to draw the line length-wise (for example, the book above is pretty short). Let's just write up some of those borderline ones...
The Cormorant by
This is an Aubreyad AU where Napoleon invades England, but there's a narrow focus on how it affects Jack and Stephen. I really appreciated it for keeping their relationship as a close and intense friendship, rather than a romance. If you are into hurt/comfort, you'll probably enjoy it.
And I Alone Have Escaped To Tell You by
All I knew of Transformers going in was that it's a TV show about robots that transform into things. But whatever, it's Astolat, so I gave it a try. And yeah, I was quickly hooked, and I could figure out I needed from context. If you are into competence and loyalty, you'll probably enjoy it.
