Official Description: Preternaturally irresistible, devastatingly charming Edward Cullen seems to have some strange power over the females in Forks…and Bella is scared she might know just what it is.M for suggestive language & naughty fun. Part mystery,part drama, all Edward.
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So, what’s the deal with Edward Cullen? Why so hot? Why so dreamy? You could ask that question about a thousand fic Edwards, but in this case, Bella really means it. What is his deal? Especially since last year he was just her dreary, geeky lab partner that she was trying to let down gently. Then he comes back from the summer break radically transformed into Casanova personified and the ladies of Forks High are dropping like flies. Bella wants to know what gives and she’s determined to figure out Edward’s seemingly-supernatural effect on women.
When Kassiah asked if I’d do this, I said YES, even though I really don’t have time. But I love this fic so much there was no way I wouldn’t shout it from the rooftops. WhatsMyNomdePlume has given us such a great mystery to enjoy and an is-he/isn’t-he to figure out, but she’s also given us so much more. Her writing is lyrical, witty and smart. Every chapter leaves me grinning ear-to-ear at several funny turns of phrase or clever puns. Here are a couple of my favorites:
“When some people run, they look a little strange. As if maybe their limbs have detached slightly from their sockets, causing a gangly mangle of angled arms and legs. Some look as if perhaps one side of their body weighs more than the other, giving them a laughable lilt. Others are like a newly born fawn, fighting with the tugging of gravity and struggling with their own mass, on shaky knees and quaking ankles.
Edward Cullen was none of those people.
Edward Cullen was poetry in motion.
Correction. Edward Cullen was shirtless, perfect poetry in misting, rainy motion.”
“It was all that anyone at school could talk about. Rosalie and Alice had already dismissed it as unworthy of their attention—Rose claimed that she had no reason to go to an event where she couldn’t make Emmett as bitter as McCarthy with jealousy, and Alice was going out of town. Hence, Bella had figured that, without her cohorts, she had no reason to attend.”
I might have fan-girled all over the author after I read that last one. Who can resist a well-played McCarty/ McCarthy pun??
You certainly don’t need any more reasons that that to read this fantastic fic, but I’ll give you one more. This Edward will make you swoon just the way the Forks High females do. Here’s just a little tidbit of his awesomeness:
“You’re hardly anything,” he replied, eyes darkening slightly. His stare felt like a scorching ray of sun, leaving Bella hot and bothered. “You, Miss Bella Swan, are a lady, soft in everything, as you should be. Leave it to us guys to be hard.”
When I first read the summary for Legendary, I instantly had two thoughts. The first was “Here we go, another mythical high school Edward” and I was so incredibly wrong. The second thought? “Edward Cullen, he’s so hot right now.”
Traditionally, I’ve noticed the trend in high school fics, if Edward is a manwhore, than Bella is a shy and innocent girl. In Legendary, she isn’t so reserved, instead she’s fascinated and curious more than anything. So what is the mystery and allure of Edward Cullen? What changes did he go through to become who he is? She wants to know what the changes are and the research into legends that WhatsMyNomDePlume are in-depth and thorough.
“Bella wondered what bizarre, Twilight Zone episode she’d fallen into that everyone seemed to be talking about Edward Cullen. The same Edward Cullen who two days ago didn’t even register on their radar. The same greasy Edward Cullen whose now signature oversexed hairstyle, that everyone from Mike to Tyler “I’m gonna grow an afro this year” Crowley was aping. The same coke-bottle glasses-wearing Edward Cullen whose eyes had hypnotized Carmen Weber into kissing him. The same dorky Edward Cullen, now worthy of his own cover on GQ…whom she had turned down just a few months ago.
Who was this guy?”
Can I just say that now after reading these reviews, I realize I must read this fic rtfn? I love WhatsMyNomDePlume and this story looks awesome.
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