Webfiction Wednesday #10
| Welcome to the week’s highlights in recommendations and reviews.
This week Spots has secured its first place with 25 votes, and Guitar Chronicles running a close second. And tied for third place this week are three stories all with 21 votes — it seems this week’s seen some tight competition on TWF. And now, for this week’s recommendations and reviews. |
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The following post is divided into two parts:
- #WebFicWed mentions, listing stories pimped by readers;
- Latest reviews, listing recent highly-rated reviews posted on main webfiction directories.
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#WebFicWed mentions
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- Wake Up With The Kimellians, recommended by @am_harte for being “entertaining, with awesome world-building.”
- Ghost: Yukihiro, park rangers, deceit and danger. Recommended by @LynThorneAlder
- Hyperlink Your Heart, a scifi short story site recommended by @am_harte.
- Antithesis: a Dollhouse meets Dogma serial recommended by @am_harte.
- Independence Day: the killer is closer than they know, recommended by @miladysa.
- Oasis: A deadly virus has been released in a city and it’s up to one nurse to survive and help those he can. Recommended by @CarmenWrites.
- Spots the Space Marine: Space action, aliens, and moms in the military! Recommended by @puffbird, @greylistening, and others.
- The Personal Logs of Minor Sutherland is recommended by @mcahogarth for having a great female lead.
- The Peacock King: @Addergoole says if you’re not reading it, you should start yesterday.
- Addergoole: Damn, you thought YOUR high school was brutal. Recommended by @MystycalMage & @charnanigans
- Strange Little Band: She can be a bitch, but so can he. See what @MystycalMage is talking about by reading.
- Chatoyant College: @MystycalMage never thought freshman year could be so difficult… and she’s not talking about classes.
- City of Roses: faery just under the surface of that wackiest of cities, Portland. Recommended by @MeiLinMiranda
- Starwalker: in the latest post, tension & temperatures rising! Recommended by @caprioxbovidae
Latest reviews
Gender-changing Take a Lemon by Russell Gold is reviewed by Web Fiction Guide Editor Linda Schoales who praises “the subtle, and not-subtle, differences between Marshall and Marsha’s life.”
Both Sarratum and Karmie recommend Shattered Remnants of a Dream by Dan Luffey for “the handful of incredibly detailed yet mysterious characters”.
“Written in the style of a soap opera with the reader held captive by dynamic dialogue rather than descriptive passages,” Independence Day by Rebecca Spencer wins praise from Miladysa.
Refuge of Delayed Souls by Miladysa is recommended by Shutsumon for its “interesting premise and plot which definitely kept [her] reading.”
Shutsumon also praises The Antithesis by T.L. Whiteman, saying for “dark fantasy and horror fans it’s worth a look.”
Ctan, of Spots the Space Marine by M.C.A. Hogarth, says “it moves fast and the characters come across very vividly.”
Halfman by Jack is described as “well-written depression” by Capriox, who admires the story’s “excellent use of varied sentence length, unique and memorable descriptions, and other technical goodness.”
Despite not liking fantasy, randomhuman recommends Strong Heart by capriox bovidae, saying “the characterization is excellent, the environments colourful and well realized, and there is not a fantasy cliché in sight.”
Addergoole by Lyn Thorne-Alder is “a fascinating read,” says integral, adding, “the book is well paced, and the characters are believable within their situation.”
Lastly, capriox warns readers to set aside a couple hours for The Inventor by Julie Schroeder; the story is so gripping “you will end up reading the entire archives in one go.”
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