Fictionator Friday – 1/6/2012

Fictionator Friday

Happy Friday, Fictionees! We are excited to be back from the holidays, and we’ve got five great recommendations for you this week!

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This Week's Recommendations

Thank you to our amazing guest reviewers: 107yearoldvirgin, FoxxyJ, mjinaspen, Sharicullen, and sparkledamnu!

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What We're Reading

Songster: So here I am in my pj’s in all my post Christmas glory and something pops into my inbox and knocks me right off my comfy sofa. Holy Long Time Coming Bat Man! OCDindeed just updated The Fallout. I love this story so freaking much. It’s one of two AU vamp fics that I would wait until the end of time for the completion. Beautifully written, strong characterizations. *sighs* What a fab Christmas present.

LJSummers: I was so pleased to see this had updated! Yes, a fabulous present indeed! :) The first part is just so ANGSTY and then…Wow! *swoon* Brilliant characterizations. I also treated myself with a re-read of one of my favorite human Edwards – Coincidental Major by m7707. Sweetest guy out there. I just adore the puck out of this hockey player.

Songster: Oh yes, it is angsty and we all know angst and me don’t get along so well, but then… yeah so worth the wait. Speaking of waiting for it, Firefly in Summer updated and it made me so happy. (I need to find a super happy gif here LOL).

Katinki: yes! i love that The Fallout is updating again! And lo and behold, Last Rites, too! :D It’s like Christmas… oh wait… ;)

LJSummers: For reals! My notifications are pinging away like mad! :)

Songster: I know, I had a second episode of falling off the sofa when I saw Last Rites show up. I have had mucho fun re-reading and catching up with Love in Idleness by plummy. So good. If I got to play in The Wood, I’m not sure I would come out.

Kassiah: I’m so thankful for all of these great fics. Know what else I’m thankful for? The beautiful and insanely hot mjinaspen (who incidentally writes one of my favorite stories evar) is joining us! She’s going to be doing a monthly column on fics from other fandoms. So, say ‘hi’ to MJ!

Also, I’ve been reading like it’s my job. Wait…it is my job. haha I have lots of fics and books to talk about, but I need to organize my thoughts a bit. I will say that I rediscovered Vines by FictionFreak95, and ohmygosh. I loved it so much! This is absolutely one of my favorite Edwards, and we’re rec’ing it this week!

Katinki: on a non fic note, i just started the Guardian Trilogy by Laury Falter. it’s quick to read and surprisingly good. it’s YA. it features angels, conversing with the dead, some decent UST, a rather attractive and mysterious young man with some awesome powers, and a pretty intriguing female lead. i’m rather enjoying it….. eta… okay, because clearly, I have no self control, i finished book one, lol. was quite happy with the outcome and can’t wait to start book 2. here’s my review on goodreads.

LJSummers: Read a Hunger Games o/s by the very talented giselle-lx, called A Gift for Self-Destruction. Written for a fic prompt meme at A Different Forest, it’s a very IC look inside Katniss’ head. I highly recommend it. Giselle has a gift for catching the flavor of a protagonist.

Caren:YAY! jayhawkbb updated No Holds Barred! I read this a few months ago on Kass’s rec and loved it, and this chapter was just as good. Ballerina and Barman are awesome. :)

Songster: I spent my day reading Holding Sam by MeeraNaamJoker. It’s a Sam/Bella pairing that is beautifully written and sizzling with heat and emotion. Even E/B shippers would like it. I swear :)

Totally agree with you, LJ. Giselle is one of my favorite writers, must go read this.

Caren:I don’t know about that, songster. :P

My girl belladonna1472 just posted her new story Off The Record, and let me tell you… it’s fantastic. I love this idea so much!!!

Katinki: @songster my inner exb is cringing so hard right now. lol i’m glad you do the non-canon and i get to play with the vamps. :D

Songster: LOL. I am really ExB. Kassiah talked me into this or arm-twisted me or hypnotized me or something. Did anyone catch the update for Breaking News by WriteOnTime? I just love these two characters and it’s complete.

Kassiah: I am pretty mesmerizing. haha

LJSummers: ForksPixie updated Visions of Our Destiny (Jasper/Bella) after a bit of a hiatus. I am going to be re-reading the whole thing to refresh my happy memory. In this story, Jasper’s been waiting for his mate – seen in a vision by Alice – for 60 years. His involvement with her even before he meets her is just adorable. MsK’s The Trip Home 2 (How about And Baby Makes Four? Can we call it that or is that too spoilery?) updated and it’s so SWEET. :)

Kassiah: I just finished reading Shatter Me, and I liked it, even though I might be team Warner *ahem*. I also read Carano’s A Drink with the Girls and A Beer with the Guys, and aside from the fact that it’s two stories in one, I like it. Them. Whatever. It’s totally totally hot!

Also, Dirt Roads ended. Which…I haven’t read the end. You know me and never wanting stuff to end! But I’m sure it’s awesome! haha

Katinki: i also wanted to recommend a one shot for any interested in a good tear jerker. it’s called Seraphim by Anna Faze. It’s truly beautiful, but… yeah, it’s a little heartbreaking.

MsKathy: omg, I am so late to the partay here. Sorry. I feel like I’ve read so much lately, but my brain is fried. I really loved My World At Your Feet, even though (tmi?) I am totally not a foot fetishist. Don’t let the fetish aspect scare you away, it is really a beautiful piece between two hot dudes.

I am also way way behind on (but loving!) String Theory and Winter Song.

Totally had a snotsobby moment over Forgive Me Father and the angst and truth of feeling trapped and unable to love whom your heart yearns for.

If you’re in need of some vampslash, check out The Man You Make Me. GUH.

Songster: Speaking of… I am really taking a walk on the wild side this week by reading These Violent Delights by Magnolia822. Harry Potter/Twilight crossover starring Draco/Edward including some hot slashytimes between the wizard and the vamp. How’s that for a mishmash? Very good though.

Thanks to everyone who gives us support, sends in their recs, and just generally makes our lives in the fandom more entertaining. We couldn’t do this without all of you.
See you next week!!

xoxox-The Fictionators

10 Steps to Seducing Your Hot Virgin Vampire Boyfriend by HaloJones

Official Description: This story starts off after Edward rebuffs Bella’s modest advances in their newly acquired bed in Edward’s room. But things take a turn for the better for these two lovesick kids when Alice takes things into her own hands. Never bet against Alice!
Word Count: 88,947
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4112891/1/10_Steps_To_Seducing_Your_Hot_Virgin_Vampire_BF


10 Steps to Seducing your Hot Virgin Vampire Boyfriend by halojones is a fun AU romp. This story starts off after Edward rebuffs Bella’s modest advances in their newly acquired bed in Edward’s room. Tired of the unresolved sexual tension between our two protagonists, Alice takes things into her own hands.
In the first chapter we are treated to Alice explaining the realities of the world to Bella, “Bella, you are the woman in the relationship. You never need to ASK! You hold the power–not dumb old Edward!” So begins Bella’s enrollment in Alice’s “All Night Sensual Seduction Boot Camp,” a two week course that’s guaranteed to get Bella laid on prom night.

By the second chapter, Alice has Edward pegged as a breast man, though his terminology is a lacking. “BREAST. BOOB. Hell, Edward, I’ll even take titties over areola!” Edward shakes himself back to non-areola land with that cut. “I swear Edward, why do I have a feeling you have an issue of “Amish Porn Monthly” tucked in between your mattresses as we speak where the centerfold models hike up their pioneer dresses to reveal a little mid-calf for your oogling pleasure? Drooling over a little collarbone cleavage is positively kinky!”

S-exorcisms, stripper poles, and a palette of KY Warming Liquid follow. As Bella becomes more proficient in her seduction, Edward becomes more and more unglued. The funniest interaction, in my opinion, occurs when Edward becomes insanely jealous over Bella’s annual breast exam by Dr. Facinelli, aka Dr. Feelgood. Even vampire Rose longs for a human cervix so that Dr. Facinelli would have a reason to lay his hands on her. Dr. Facinelli unknowingly broadcasts his less than professional thoughts about Bella to mind reader Edward, when Edward joins Bella for her appointment.

“What a beautiful girl. She looks like MaryAnn from Gilligan’s Island in that top and pants. Man, I was always had a thing for MaryAnn…”

As Dr. Facinelli begins to lose his battle with his professionalism, Edward becomes more agitated and eventually decides that his medical degrees make him more than proficient enough to perform a breast exam. Bella agrees and madness ensues.

Halojones is one of the fandom’s undisputed queens of hilarity. Only her most recent outing, “Last Rites,” another AU story, taps into the darker side of Twilight fanfic. In “10 Steps,” this amazing author has created a story you’ll read over and over again…. So put on your favorite naughty school girl outfit, grab your 80′s Big Hair Metal Sex Power Hits, Aquanet and KY Warming liquid–Dirty Eddie awaits!

I Hate Myself for Loving You by HaloJones

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4161407/1/I_Hate_Myself_For_Loving_You

Official Description: Bella’s ready to bust out of her shell in college with roomie Alice. She meets the dazzling but rakish Edward, but is warned of his less than angelic ways. Will B/A be just another notch in the belt for J/E, or will they teach the boys a lesson or two?


Kassiah says: HaloJones is the acclaimed author of 10 Steps to Seducing Your Hot Virgin Vampire BF and She’s Royal, which I love. This story is wonderful as well, with everything that I love: well-written with ust and a kick-ass Bella, a sexy Edward dedicated to her, excellent character development, not to mention a priestly Emmett and an Alice who looks up handjobs on youTube. It is funny and romantic and definitely should be read asap.