Getting Warmer, Ch. 1-8

I love when a story comes along and fills the gaps in time that were left by the book. This one isn't cannon, but am enjoying the AU spin on their time of getting used to each other as a married couple. Not only are these two recent cherry pops learning and experimenting with sex, but we have two species figuring out the tricks of having sex period w/out it being uncomfortable.

What I do like is seeing a loose and carefree Edward. We see a bit of the boy that he is frozen as. He is playful and lustful. I love seeing him finally cut loose. I like Bella in this story, because she seems to be more aggressive and sure of herself.

This latest chapter didn't surprise me so much, because you have been building toward this moment that I think you are about to reveal. I am anxious to see what you do with it.

Renfield and Chiclets, Ch. 1-10

This story had me at science nerdWARD with glasses. The whole rest of the story could have been just him cooped up in his office spewing details of his scientific trials, and I would have been a happy girl. This Edward, like most who are portrayed as scientists, is socially awkward. Scratch that. He is socially reluctant. He not only feels uncomfortable in social situations, he loaths them, mostly because he feels he can't relate to anyone. His personality, so far, leaves me teetering between wanting to hold his hand (which he would immediately wash all traces of with Purell) and pulling the stick out of his ass. This is Edward left to his own devises.

Enter sexy boss lady, Bella. I love a self-assured, sexually aggressive Bella. She is not only that, but she is smart as hell. We discover by the end of chapter 1 that boss lady not only wants to have our boy seven ways to Sunday, but she shares his fascination with vampirism in the boudoir.

The sexual relationship in this story is lascivious. Once they get a taste, sexually and literally, they can't get enough. They are not discerning where things go down (snicker), their first being on a colleague's desk at his home during a Halloween party. Homes, offices, cars, and alley ways are christened along the way. The sex is heated and aggressive and leaves this h00r panting.

Through all the passion, these two like souls find they are in love. I am looking forward to watching this couple navigate their new relationship and their lives.

An Introduction to Swirl and Daisy, Ch. 8-11

I love in the construct of this story, you have allowed for every awkwardness of youth. Especially when Alice gives Edward whatever ill advice led to the Valentine's Day disaster. At that age, it is so easy to believe someone who you feel has more experience than you, when they tell you that you need to change or doing it differently would be better. Thank goodness for Bella's perception.

My favorite thing about the two of them is their ability to flourish together as themselves. Nothing could be a more powerful first step into love than being loved for exactly who you are.

It will see how these two evolve in high school. If Edward will abandon childhood interests. If new social opportunities (clubs, sports, etc.) will change who they are. Looking forward to more!

Devil's Angel, Ch. 22-27

NO TEASER! LOL! My reputation precedes me.

These are the chapters where the shit hits the fan. I have to say that I had started suspecting Carlisle once I found he was the one handling the Volturi, but Chapter 22&23 had me sold. I love it when I am right! ::wink::

Edward most certainly has nine lives, and it hurts my heart to see him always in the position where the ones he loves are hurt and killed around him. I hope that now that Carlisle has confessed, he can escape the demons that have been haunting him his entire adult life. He has been shackled by the heavy unanswered murders of his parents, but now he is free of that. What will Edward be like when he is unburdened?

I am so happy that you had Bella relatively uninjured. That would have been just another chain around his neck. Hopefully the Volturi will point all fingers and blame at Carlisle, then Edward and Bella can begin to create a future together. A place where they don't have to be haunted by the past and looking over their shoulders.

Femme Docs and Kevlar Knights, Ch. 1-16

I am really enjoying this. This relationship between Edward and Bella is long and complex. It has had my heart clinching several times, afraid that they would always be stumbling with each other and having "wrong" moments.

I like this set up that when they first met, Bella was underage and untouchable. That for years they have masqueraded this sibling relationship, due to their start, all the while, both of the saw it or desired for it to be more (despite Edward being in denial).

I also love that Bella is a strong, intelligent woman in your story. She is capable and independent. She doesn't NEED Edward for anything but his love. It makes the emotion of this story so much stronger.

I was kind of confused when I hit Chapter 16 to find we hadn't even reached the epilogue, because the fic is marked as "complete".

The Training, Ch. 17

I love the conversations you write around meals. Whether they be in the dining room, kitchen table, or on pillows in the library, it seems that you see more shades of their character in these moments than in any others. Even here, when they are in their rolls, you can feel the tenderness through the formality. I love these moments.

The trust between them is becoming stronger and stronger. I can mostly feel Edwards desire for her to trust herself. I think he knows she trusts him, but is still so unsure of herself. She still seems hesitant on what this means to him. In time.

The Best Man, Ch. 1-25

I have to start out by saying that I haven't cried this hard about a fic...ever. I had to stop reading at the end of each of the last 5 chapters, because I was absolutely body-racking sobbing. I was devastated over the end of this story, which speaks greatly of the characters you created in the first 20.

I fell in love with Bella and Jasper's friendship. I felt it. I was jealous of it. I felt their love for one another, but never felt that it was more than what it was. What a fantastic gift to have such a great friend.

Then the relationship between Edward and Bella had my heart constantly clinching in a mixture of frustration and their hurt through ignorance of each others feelings. I am happy that they found their way to each other in the end. It hurts to see the catalyst.

I have to say the end was hauntingly real. When I was in 8th grade, my neighbor and best friend's dad died. I found out when I got home from school, and in a desperate dash to get to her, I took off running across the lawn. It was a rainy day, and I slipped and fell the wet grass. To see Bella do the same, while also in so much confusion and pain was a vivid flash back to that day.

Thank-you for writing such real characters. There was real humor, real pain, and real love.