THEChickNorris: Oh LORD, I'm so excited about this week's rec.
GemmaLisaX: :D Oh, I know you are! LOL. So am I
THEChickNorris: Long Way Down by forthelongestday is one of my all time favorite stories.
GemmaLisaX: same here!!!! I am soooo glad that you told GemmaLisaX to read it
As soon as I started, I was hooked
THEChickNorris: Well, I started reading it from a blog rec, and might have gotten a little fan-girlish in my reviews...that led to GemmaLisaX being a pre-reader for the remainder of the story.
GemmaLisaX: LOL. Fangirling does tend to lead places
Isn’t that how GemmaLisaX and you got to be friends?
LOL
THEChickNorris: forthelongestday writes SO beautifully, and she's the reason I even tried writing.
And yes, I fangirled you too.
GemmaLisaX: hey, I fangirled you as well
LOL
and yes she does...her chatacters are so well thought out and well written
She makes them interesting and deep
THEChickNorris: <waggles eyebrows> Maybe we can fangirl each other later?
GemmaLisaX: <grins> sounds like a plan, Wifey
Then her storyline is original and intriguing
And I can't spell for shit
THEChickNorris: I love her storyline. I love her story. I love her writing. I love the concepts behind this story.
I love the characters.
Seriously, anyone that hasn't read this should be flogged...in the bad way.
GemmaLisaX: totally
When I was a chapter or so in, I was raving about it all over twitter
Everyone that had read it loves it too
THEChickNorris: Stories like this are what all of us writers in the fandom aspire to.
GemmaLisaX: OMG, yes. And it’s the reason why we read the fan fiction that we do...to find gems like this one
THEChickNorris: And if you read this, you have to read her outtakes as well. They're just as beautifully done, but from Jasper's point of view.
GemmaLisaX: Oh....and her Jasper
THEChickNorris: Her Jasper is just dead on.
GemmaLisaX: I so want her Jasper
I want to be able to write her Jasper
THEChickNorris: And I love her Bella.
GemmaLisaX: YES!
THEChickNorris: She's strong, without being crude.
GemmaLisaX: She's confident and ballsy, without being crass
LOL
Jinx!
THEChickNorris: And you actually get to see the transformation from the shy and reserved little girl to the confident and strong woman.
GemmaLisaX: Yes, there’s no missing steps, no assumptions
Just Bella and her natural progression
And the same with the romance between Bella and Jasper
THEChickNorris: That's my favorite part of this entire story.
How natural and RIGHT it all feels.
Long Way Down really is the total package.
GemmaLisaX: yeah, I have nothing to complain about it tbh
All the way through I was glued to the screen
THEChickNorris: Well developed plot, well developed characters, beautifully written, originality
GemmaLisaX: and she didn't rush anything, which I love
THEChickNorris: No, she didn't.
GemmaLisaX: And when she did get to the lemony part...
THEChickNorris: And the lemons in this story are some of the sweetest I've ever read.
GemmaLisaX: yes!
And one point that I have to make is that the insecurities in this from both parties where never annoying
THEChickNorris: they're just as subtle as the rest of the story.
GemmaLisaX: you never though....just get over it already
You wanted to see it played out natural
THEChickNorris: NO, it was SOOO relatable.
GemmaLisaX: and yes, her lemons don't detract from the story at all, they're in keeping with the rest of it and it makes it so much better
THEChickNorris: It's just an awesome fucking story.
GemmaLisaX: that it is. It has something for everyone
EVERYONE should read it
THEChickNorris: Oh hell yeah.
It's just amazing, and beautiful, and I know that they'll all love it.
GemmaLisaX: Can't forget her Peter and Char either
I've never seem them done like this
THEChickNorris: I've never seen a Peter like that.
He's riveting.
GemmaLisaX: completely
And he's no side kick either
LOL
THEChickNorris: NO! Not a side-kick. He's strong and confident in his own right.
And her Edward!
GemmaLisaX: yep, and he has depth.
Peter...not Edward
LMAO
THEChickNorris: I know you're an Eddie-boy fan.
But I like how she explains Edward's behavior.
GemmaLisaX: kghsbdfnjghfnmjvbgfcvcbn
Yeah, she makes it up
<Pouts and sulks>
THEChickNorris: And it's nice that she's not turned either Alice or Edward into inherently evil beings dead set on the separation of Bella and Jasper.
GemmaLisaX: YES!
THEChickNorris: You don't read her story and hate on either of them.
GemmaLisaX: <looks sheepish> I'd never do something like that <whistles>
THEChickNorris: <dies laughing>
GemmaLisaX: :D
My Edward really was eeeeeeeeeeevil though
He wasn't stupid
Anyways
LOL
Yes...on all counts about her Edward
THEChickNorris: I love this story, it's one of the few that I fangirl over.
I consider myself honored that she allowed GemmaLisaX to pre-read for her.
GemmaLisaX: I don't blame you!!!
Awesome privilege
THEChickNorris: I agree.
SOOOO, everyone...stop RIGHT NOW and go read it.
GemmaLisaX: WHAT SHE SAID
:D
THEChickNorris: NOW!!!
GemmaLisaX: <nodslots>
You won't regret it
THEChickNorris: No, you won't.
<Smiles sweetly> Wifey?
GemmaLisaX: Yes, Wifey?
THEChickNorris: Ummm, about that fangirling?
GemmaLisaX: Yes, Wifey?
THEChickNorris: Can we do that now? I think we've lost all of our readers to that fuckawesome story.
GemmaLisaX: that's true <grabs you and throws you over my should>
Grab the toys on our way out will you?.
THEChickNorris: See y'all next week folks! Go read!!!
GemmaLisaX: <smacks your arse and slams the Pimp door>
Oh my goodness... *blushes* you two are just too much. You totally made my day. :-)
Hey,Gemma...wanna pre-read the next one, too? *waggles eyebrows*.