Brown Study by littlesecret84

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5561987/1/Brown_Study

Official Description: Bella’s dreams have a way of coming true. But what will she do when the man she dreams of appears in her life as a boy who is less than ideal? Will finding him mean losing her BFF, Jane? Does knowing the future change the present? Rated M for adult stuff.

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Kristen Nicole says: When Kassiah asked me to do this Guest Review for “Brown Study,” I quickly shuffled through a myriad of emotions. I was thrilled, and then I was nervous, and then I was straight-out terrified. Everyone knows littlesecret84. She’s exceptionally funny and brash, and thus far I’ve enjoyed everything she’s written – but this new story that she’s put together is like an entirely different animal.


I love it.


Wait, scratch that. I adore it.


In the realm of twific, it’s easy to become inundated by the hundreds upon hundreds of fics that all espouse the same general plotline. There’s a Girl. Girl meets Boy. They fall in love. While this is all fine and dandy, it’s just too ephemeral for me. Something is missing from these stories. There’s no cohesiveness to bond us to the characters. In “Brown Study,” littlesecret84 has supplied us with her very own brand of Elmer’s Glue: Jane. This solid, incredibly realistic portrayal of Jane and Bella’s friendship is what makes “Brown Study” so wonderfully unique. Their easy banter and effortless interactions with one another are what gives Bella and Edward’s relationship legs to stand on. No man is an island. Bella might yearn for Edward, but in “Brown Study,” she also longs for the simple joy of spending time with her best friend – the person who really understands her and accepts her for everything that she is, good and bad. An excellent example of this comes from the very first chapter:

“Jane and I run down the stairs and out of the house, jumping into my truck to spend one last day at the beach. It’s a little chilly but we’ll get to show off our piercings and have some fun. We end up having a good time, meeting a group of local boys who are clearly into Jane and make her blush. She ends up ignoring them and I am yelling at her on our way back to the truck when I get a little carried away jumping around. The next thing I know, Jane is dragging me into the ER because my ankle hurts like a motherfucker.

I sit there patiently waiting for a doctor to see me. My foot is in Jane’s lap and she is telling me stupid stories to get my mind off the pain.”

This is not another tall tale of Alice dragging Bella on a shopping trip. This is so much better. You can put yourself into these interactions between Bella and Jane, because they seem so realistic. They hang out, watch television, and spend time together. Jane is the quintessential “best friend” here. We have had a friend like her – we have been her. There’s no cattiness, no snotty attitude, no unlikely actions or conversations. Just the story of two great friends, and what happens when one of them falls in love. How is their friendship affected by bringing in a third party? Can these bonds remain strong, even when faced by the introduction of a serious love interest?


While I enjoy the role that Edward plays in this story, he is merely the icing on top of an already delicious cake. I would read this story for the Bella/Jane interactions alone. I think that littlesecret84 has produced something remarkable here – and I honestly cannot wait to see where she goes with it.

Kassiah says: Everyone knows how much I love littlesecret84, and I’m ngl- when she told me she was writing a hs-fic, I squeed and fawned all over her. I love hs-fics and I love the way littlesecret writes, hence I knew that I’d love her hs-fic so, so much.


What I wasn’t prepared for is loving Jane. I love how realistic Bella and Jane are:

So we eat and gossip and giggle and she swears she’s not into Edward. In fact, she tells me the she doesn’t find him attractive at all. She thinks he is too hairy and hates the stubble on his face that I want to feel against my cheeks. She prefers dark eyes and doesn’t like the coppery tones in his hair.

“He has brown hair,” I argue.

“Yeah, but yesterday when we were standing outside the school and the sun was out, I noticed that he has… highlights.”

I gasp.

“No, Bella! Natural ones, you know, in the sun,” she explains.

“Oh thank God! I wouldn’t let either one of us date a boy with highlights!”

I agree with Kristen Nicole, the interactions between Jane and Bella are enough to make you want to read Brown Study, even if there was no Edward. Wait, did I actually just admit that? ::rolls eyes:: Okay, almost enough.


Oh, but there is an Edward.  He’s fuckhot and amazing and has fingers that make time stand still and thank rob I claimed him before anyone else could.

Edward, Hat Guy, Mr. Cullen, whoever he is, turns around so fast that I jump back.

Oh.

My.

God.

The eyes. The nose. The eyebrows. The lips. Can I touch them now? Scruff. He’s a boy but not really a boy because he shaves and he probably shaves a lot but he definitely did not shave this morning.

Did I mention that this is a fic that requires my hatred for Kate almost as much as my adoration for Jane. How crazy is that? Absolute. total. win.


Brown Study is a story with an amazing plot, great descriptions, excellent dialogue, and a fantastically sexy author. You can’t go wrong with that. Read it, you’ll love it.