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| Delylah 2008-07-23 ch 24, | abuseLoved this chapter. I'm echoing what others have said, but your imagery makes the story come to life, puts the reader right there in the scene with the characters. I think what makes this story so wonderful is the way you have everyone interacting as a team rather than Shepard interacting with individuals, which the game was lacking in some places. I hope you'll decide to continue this past the end of the game...it's so good, I hate for it to end. |
| wyvernrider 2008-07-22 ch 24, anon. | abuse"... feel like the floor of an all-krogan slam-dance party," she grumbled. I LOL'd. Again, great chapter. Keep up the great work :3 |
| Zing-baby 2008-07-22 ch 24, | abuseWOT! YAY! Not nearly enough though...but me thinks that's just me being extremely selfish and hungry for more. =) Please write soon? PLEASE!? lol. |
| magooglersriot 2008-07-22 ch 24, | abuseWow. Another amazing chapter. What else can I say, I love it. And I love the ending to this chapter! |
| Lilliwyn 2008-07-22 ch 24, | abuseThis chapter was beautiful. I loved this so much more than how the game ended. After a crash like Shepard's crew experienced and being buried in debris, how could she emerge with just a limp and a hurt arm? Thank you so much for writing! I'm looking forward eagerly to the next chapter. |
| Tatooine92 2008-07-22 ch 24, | abuseThat brought a tear to my eye. Very well done. |
| ArianaKir 2008-07-22 ch 24, | abuseThe way you handled the ending of the battle was excellent: I always found it a little incredulous that Shephard emerges from the debris with just a limp and cradling an arm. Your depiction of Kaidan at that point in time was exquisite - the agony of being overstretched and grief stricken at the same time was perfect. One minor nitpick: in a few places you used commas where semi-colons would be more appropriate. Nothing big. Your writing is crisp and clear, filled with enough imagery to put us at the scene without going overboard. Very nice! |
| Nvrmore 2008-07-22 ch 24, | abuseAwesome job! - Um... much more... emotionally dramatic than the game ending. This whole chapter (well, the whole story really) was done incredibly well. Your descriptions are wonderful and deep enough to set the scene as well as the mood, yet they never become overbearing or taxing to read. You have a great handle on the emotions of the characters, Kaidan, at least, and how he views the others. Their reactions seem genuine and in character. Outstanding! So um... how much farther are you going to take the story? Epilogue? Are you going to continue the adventure? Awesome. |
| Arae Arca 2008-07-22 ch 24, | abuseAmazing. This is how it should have ended, with Shepard almost fatally injured, and not skipping over the rubble. Brilliant, as always. :) |
| Case Dawgz 2008-07-21 ch 23, | abuseI can't believe I'm just reading this now! It's really good. It's quite a feat that you've managed to keep it flowing so well for so long, and I especially like the addition of Shepard's backstory. It's nice to see an explanation for Adept Shepard's abilities. Anyway, keep it coming! |
| redshift87 2008-07-20 ch 23, | abuseWhat an awesome chapter. I really like the 'buildup' you give before certain recognizable conversations from the game; I find myself re-analyzing Kaidan's motives and feelings, and always agreeing with the context you put them in (ex: Kaidan kind of rambling on about stupid stuff in Shep's room because he was nervous, I never thought of that as a reason before, it was a huge revelation for me) And I loved the 'book' comment, I thought it fit perfectly in with what we know of Klaidan's personality (he admits in-game that he has read a lot of romantic sci fi books) and it just added a lot of meaning to the moment, at least for me, having read a number of cheesy romance novels myself. Anyways, I really appreciated this chapter and am looking forward to at least one more. You can't leave us hanging! :-P |
| Nilladriel 2008-07-19 ch 23, | abuseFirst off, anyone who writes a good, original, yet true-to-spirit Shepard deserves a congratulations and a HUGE thank you, 'cause really *good* Shepards are just so amazingly rare and I'm glad to be reading one I really *like*. She's likeable, relatable, and I can see her doing all the ass-kicking she's supposed to do. And the way you handled her past—and how *she* handled her past—was just well done. She's so *strong*. Your talent for breathing life into aspects of the game I never considered is just amazing. And things like Virmire… well. I admit I was kind of apprehensive about how you'd handle such a big event, but you did it well. And Joker in "Live"? just LOVE. I also like how you handled the relationships. I'm not a fan of Shepard/Kaiden, and what I'm not a fan of, I admittedly tend to avoid like the plague. Just something about reading pairings I don't like that grates at me. And when I figured out the fic was gearing towards Shepard/Kaiden, I sort of wanted to hit the back button. I'm REALLY glad I didn't. Reading the way you handled their relationship, the way it sort of grew… well, I was surprised to find myself cheering for them eventually, so hats off to you. And the way the everyone interacted with each other? *g* VERY well done. My favorite bits so far is the Liara/Kaiden conversation, and… well… everything else? How you constantly remind that we're dealing with *aliens* here, and yet, somehow, they can get along. And Garrus in "Spirit". Just alsdfjaslj. I lovelovelove the last line: "There was a perverse comfort in the knowledge that no one, it seemed, was quite the same after knowing the human called Shepard." One thing I do find a bit jarring is havign to figure out where in particular the fics take place in the ME story-line. Often, once if I figure out *where* it fits in, I have to reread the chapter all over again. I'd also like to see a bit more of the aliens *g* But uh, that might just be my extreme fangirlism of them. So far my favorite chapters are the bits with Garrus, Liara, etc. Especially Garrus. But, again: fangirlism. And, okay, this is getting long *g* so I'll close up with: THANK YOU for sharing this fic, thank you for writing it, and most of all, thank you for doing SUCH an amazing job. |
| Ashlee1013 2008-07-19 ch 23, | abuseI am loving this story. Such great, original writing! You're character development is spot on and I almost cried when Ashley died. I do a great job with Kaiden's disability too and I love seeing a battle through his eyes. I can't wait for the next chapter! |
| Zing-baby 2008-07-18 ch 23, | abuseHey! Just finished! Looks like you're about to have another screaming fan on your hands, begging for more! |
| Zing-baby 2008-07-17 ch 1, | abuseHey! Just finished your fist chapter! Fantabulous! It's rare to find an author that keep their fic true to the mood and characters and you managed to do that with flying colors! I love it! I was going to wait and read the whole thing and then review, but I couldn't help but compliment! Looking forward to the rest! |