Fandom: The West Wing
Pairing: CJ/Josh/Sam (references to Josh/Sam, past CJ/Gina Toscano, and Donna/OMC)
Author on LJ: arsenicjade
Author's Website: Format: Every Rose has a Thorn

Hi! I'm erinpoetchica and I'll be reccing West Wing fic for the month of July. I'm relatively new to the fandom, and this is my first time reccing for crack_van, but I've enjoyed discovering some great fic, and I'm excited to be sharing it with you. I love the whole ensemble, and enjoy all sorts of pairings; I'm going to try to focus a bit on authors that I haven't seen recced much.

Why this must be read:

I discovered arsenicjade through her Harry Potter fic, and read this, her lone West Wing story so far, when I was just starting in the fandom and had only seen a few episodes. Since then I've re-read it many, many times. I think I might be imprinted. I love this story for its outstanding depth and characterization of CJ. "Aishet Chayel" means something like "woman of valor" in Hebrew, and it's an appropriate title for a story that showcases a CJ overcoming adversity. Also, I'm a sucker for stories that make good use of the whole ensemble, and this one does, without feeling at all forced. Finally, there's a lot of lovely dialogue, which I think is particularly important in this fandom. If you're not a fan of threesomes, or of NC-17 stories (I wasn't at the time I first read this) please consider checking this one out anyway--much of it works as pure character study.

Here are a few quotes to give you a flavor of the story: ( Read more... )

Aishet Chayel

Please leave feedback if you enjoyed it--and encourage this author to write more West Wing!

Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: None, gen.
Author on LJ: lizbee
Author Website: Mirror Dance
Why this must be read: This is a lovely, plotty examination of Romana and how she might have survived the Time War. As an added bonus, it has interaction with Mickey, UNIT, and Harriet Jones. The dialogue is wonderful, as are the senses of time and place.

( An excerpt. )

The Watchmaker