Saturday, October 9, 2010

The Wedding Party by spanglemaker9

Title: The Wedding Party

Author: Spanglemaker9

Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5861484/1/The_Wedding_Party

Summary: The perfect person appears at the worst possible moment, and one unforgettable encounter changes everything. AH

Rating: M

Readability - 10
Grammar - 10
Humor - 6
Fluffiness/Angst - 8
Fur-friendly (Jake love scale) – n/a
Emo-sensitive (Edward love scale) – 9
Smut – 8

Is this story complete? No

Did the reviewer finish reading the story? Up to the latest update (chapter 27 at time of review)


*Spoilers follow*

I didn’t have high expectations for this story when I started it. I honestly thought it would be another annoyingly sweet story about Bella and Edward and I would be forced to abandon ship within a couple chapters.

I am so glad I was wrong!

Bella falls for Edward at Alice and Jasper’s wedding. Though she is in a relationship with James at the time, she realizes she doesn’t love him and needs to break up with him. In an effort to not cheat on James even though she knows she plans to break up with him as soon as she gets home, she tries to resist Edward. Obviously, it doesn’t work, but if it had, the story probably wouldn’t be half as good. Then, bombs drop when Bella returns home from the wedding and things get hella complicated.

This fic constantly keeps me on my toes and I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Edward Wallbanger by Feathersmmmm

Title: Edward Wallbanger

Author: feathersmmmm

Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5072648/1/Edward_Wallbanger

Summary: Bella moves into a fantastic apartment building in San Francisco. Guess who lives next door? With walls this thin, the tension is gonna be thick...

Rating: M

Readability - 10
Grammar - 10
Humor - 10
Fluffiness/Angst - 1
Fur-friendly (Jake love scale) – 10
Emo-sensitive (Edward love scale) – 2, then 10
Smut – 7

Is this story complete? No

Did the reviewer finish reading the story? Up to the latest update (chapter 21 at time of review)

*Spoilers follow*

In this story, Edward has three women that he has sex with (not at the same time, but I’m sure he’s probably done that at some point). The problem is that he and his lady friends are so loud when they get busy that poor Bella and her cat, Clive, can’t sleep.

The first three or four chapters of the Bang Bang (as I sometimes call this story in my head) are probably some of the funniest I’ve ever read in Twilight fanficdom…maybe ever. The story is told mainly from Bella’s POV and I laughed hysterically when she described the sounds coming through her wall.

After those first few chapters, it’s still funny but as the harem dwindles and the romance heightens, I find that I’m not giggling as much as I used to, which sucks, but it’s still high on the list of my favorite ExB stories (yes, I have a list. Sue me.)

Something to note: Feathersmmmm twists some of the character relationships that we as readers are expecting. I don’t want to give too much away because I, personally, found that the surprise in how the characters were connected was part of what held my interest in the story, but for my Jake lovers, just know that he’s taken and Leah is nowhere in that picture.

P.S. My favorite character is Clive…and I’m not even a cat person.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Help Wanted by Jaxon22

Title: Help Wanted

Author: Jaxon22

Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4966784/1/Help_Wanted

Summary: Bella Swan applies for the job of PA to the rude, arrogant and distant Hollywood star Edward Cullen. Will she be able to do her job without letting feelings get in the way? A/H Lush Lemons Graphic and language.

Rating: M

Readability - 10
Grammar - 10
Humor - 6
Fluffiness/Angst - 3
Fur-friendly (Jake love scale) – 10
Emo-sensitive (Edward love scale) – 2, then 10
Smut – 7

Is this story complete? Yes

Did the reviewer finish reading the story? Yes


*Spoilers follow*


So… I didn’t love this story, but I didn’t hate it either. My main problem was that there was sex every chapter and there are like 60 chapters so after a while I just started skipping over the sex to get back to the story. The story itself was ok.
Jake was in it, his presence was minimal (boo) but he wasn’t an asshole (YAY!), hence the rating of 10.

At first, Edward is predictably a douche, but once he warms up he’s almost saccharin sweet.

There are a few hilarious moments and a few angsty moments, but it’s mainly sugary sweet sexy times. If you need an escape into Edward and Bella LaLa land, this is the fic to read.