Let me just start off by saying how much I love fanfiction. I read it on my phone ALL THE TIME. My friends all know me now because of it. If they see me scrolling away on my phone at lunch or after school or on the bus, they automatically know I'm reading fanfic. I'm even so addicted that I've gotten to reading it at night in bed when I'm not tired enough to sleep until what I'm reading doesn't register in my brain - that's when I know it's time to really go to sleep.
I also love AU fics. And gen fics. Like I've said before, though, my phone is - forgive me, but it is - retarded. The damn thing never lets me finish reading a fic! There are countless stories which I've not been able to read till the end because of that stupid thing called WebGuard which pops up at the most random times. Like, it's not even "guarding" anything. It's not at all useful; it's really a nuisance.
But by some miracle, I was able to read all 17 chapters of this fic. And I did it all in a night, too, somehow. So, yes, it is fast-paced, suspenseful, action-packed, all the good things a true Sherlock gen fic has.
The Prize is the first post-apocalyptic fic I've read. I was pleasantly surprised by how perfectly everything was pieced together. It definitely could become a part of the show, if Mofftiss decided to do it - which, obviously, they wouldn't... cough cough. I was able to predict a couple of things - spoiler alert! Seb's duplicity spoiler alert! Harry didn't survive, but those were rather trivial things compared to the BAMFness of the plot.
I do have one complaint about the plot, though. The slash/romance between Sherlock and John seemed rather forced, and the fic would have been just as good without it. The "plot twist/reveal" thing at the very end did - sort of - relieve my feelings, but I still felt like the ending was focused too much on how their relationship could progress from there, and less on the gen part.
But whatever. That's the only criticism of the fic I have. I suppose all good fics have some flaws. This has been added to my must-read Sherlock fics list because the overall BAMFness and fantastic AU uni caused me to really enjoy this fic.
Bottom line: Read!
I also love AU fics. And gen fics. Like I've said before, though, my phone is - forgive me, but it is - retarded. The damn thing never lets me finish reading a fic! There are countless stories which I've not been able to read till the end because of that stupid thing called WebGuard which pops up at the most random times. Like, it's not even "guarding" anything. It's not at all useful; it's really a nuisance.
But by some miracle, I was able to read all 17 chapters of this fic. And I did it all in a night, too, somehow. So, yes, it is fast-paced, suspenseful, action-packed, all the good things a true Sherlock gen fic has.
The Prize is the first post-apocalyptic fic I've read. I was pleasantly surprised by how perfectly everything was pieced together. It definitely could become a part of the show, if Mofftiss decided to do it - which, obviously, they wouldn't... cough cough. I was able to predict a couple of things - spoiler alert! Seb's duplicity spoiler alert! Harry didn't survive, but those were rather trivial things compared to the BAMFness of the plot.
I do have one complaint about the plot, though. The slash/romance between Sherlock and John seemed rather forced, and the fic would have been just as good without it. The "plot twist/reveal" thing at the very end did - sort of - relieve my feelings, but I still felt like the ending was focused too much on how their relationship could progress from there, and less on the gen part.
But whatever. That's the only criticism of the fic I have. I suppose all good fics have some flaws. This has been added to my must-read Sherlock fics list because the overall BAMFness and fantastic AU uni caused me to really enjoy this fic.
Bottom line: Read!
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