December 14th, 2003 
12:19 pm Dragonweed by Penguin (R)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] onechocfrogaday
Author Website: Penguin at FF.net
Why this must be read: Sometimes you just want a story with good old-fashioned, pure, unadulterated, unabashed romance. This is a fic for those times. No murky shade of grey, 'I love you but I hate you' state of affairs. No sir. This is just a story about love, and everyone reading it, and in the story knows it. Summary - Harry and Draco's first kiss is interrupted by the start of war.

A few stylistic quirks that personally niggle - it's written in first person, alternating between Draco and Harry and the storyline jumps forward in time, which doesn't sit too well with the present tense - but the language is lush and poetic. This story has a beautiful beginning, with amazing descriptions that are easy to lose yourself in. And the plot, although simple, engages. Harry's character feels a bit weak, but not enough to put me off. See above. Romance.

Quote -"About two months after the meeting (and our kisses) in the Hall, Draco Malfoy leaves. He has no words of goodbye for me, either spoken or scribbled down on a piece of parchment, no handshake, not even a look. One morning he is simply not there."

Dragonweed

Sequel to Dragonweed, Side by Side
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01:24 pm The Winter Wonderland Affair by Nyssa
Fandom: Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Illya Kuryakin/Napoleon Solo
Author on LJ: N/A
Author’s Website: N/A
Why this must be read: It’s snowing (in New York, at least), which means it’s time to break out Nyssa’s fabulous “The Winter Wonderland Affair.” A freak blizzard and some opportunely-misplaced communicators strand Illya and Napoleon in a Georgia hotel—the perfect opportunity to indulge in the new wrinkle recently formed in their partnership. Illya angsts a bit (but not too much; it’s a good thing) while Napoleon makes Snow Cream and preaches on conserving natural resources. Nyssa’s voices are right on; the accusations fly in quick rejoinders, and I love her falsely-reluctant Illya and her incredibly indulgent Napoleon (it’s so wonderful when an author makes him nice!) So curl up with a cup of hot chocolate (or some Snow Cream) and enjoy some hotness and angst on a cold day! Let it snow!

http://file40.net/file40s/winter.html
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01:36 pm Fic Rec: Unwanted Gifts by WesleysGirl (NC-17)
Fandom: Angel
Title: Unwanted Gifts
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] wesleysgirl
Author's Website: Adds Mystery
Pairing: Angel/Wes
Summary: Set after Season 3. When Cordelia passes the visions to someone else on the AI team, a complicated series of events follows.


This is the first piece in Wesleysgirl's "Unwanted Gifts" series, followed by Disjunction and Different Sight.

I have to credit [livejournal.com profile] wesleysgirl with being one of the people (along with TBQ) who has completely sucked me into the Angel/Wes pairing. This story is wonderful: plotty, naughty at times, and the voices are SO very right. I love her Wesley SO much. Guh. Go. Read.
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01:41 pm Fic Rec: Return by [livejournal.com profile] roseveare, R
Fandom: Angel
Title: Return
Pairing: Faith/Wesley
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] roseveare
Author's Website: Freaky Alternate Universe
Summary: Futurefic. Ten years after Angel Season 3, the Sunnydale and LA gangs are basically no more, and Wesley, Faith, Lindsey and Kate are all that's left.

Bleak at times, but really rather powerful, this fic is excellent because of the care it takes with the Wes/Faith relationship and the fact that *none* of the issues between them are whitewashed or left out. Beautifully done.
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