Monday, April 15, 2013

One Big Happy Weasley Family by Keeptheotherone

Keeptheotherone Title: One Big Happy Weasley Family
Author: keeptheotherone
Rated: K+
Chapters: 10+
Word Count: 8,554+
Status: Work in Progress



Summary:
A collection of unrelated drabbles and one-shots featuring various combinations of Weasley boys (and yes, occasionally Harry). Rating and genre will fluctuate. No slash.


Review:
One Big Happy Weasley Family is a collection of one-shots featuring all the Weasley boys.  This is a fairly new story and still a work in progress, but I had to review this story now because I just keep thinking and laughing about the awesome one-shot that is Chapter 2, Ron’s Got Good Taste!

One of the main things I love about this story so far is that it is featuring all the boys in the family, not just the ones we typically focus on in the books or most Fanfiction stories.  For example, my favorite chapter 2 is a hilariously awkward moment between Hermione and Bill that happens during 4th year when all the Weasley boys come home for the Quidditch World Cup.  We don’t usually get to see much of what happened during this time with the other brothers, but there were probably moments just like this when the house was bursting with people!

Probably my next favorite is Chapter 3 when we see Bill come to Percy’s office to discover his failing attempt of wooing Audrey. Very funny!  I really enjoy Keeptheotherone’s version of Bill.  I look forward to more chapters and to see more one-shots with all the Weasley boys!

- RWM

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Runaway Fox by kirikarin



Title: Runaway Fox
Author: kirikarin
Rated: T
Chapters: 23
Word Count: 85,056 
Status: Complete



Characters: Ron W./Hermione G.
Genre: Drama/Romance 
Type: AU (Alternate Universe)

Summary: 
Ron Weasley is one of the most successful businessmen in the world. He left home and England to make his fortune in the U.S., and he stopped communicating with his family and friends for five years. Will he ever come home again? Pre OotP

Review:
This was my first AU story I ever read and I fell in love with it! It's one of those stories that I would think about long after I finished reading it.  I was amazed by the detail this author put into this story and that it took those characters I loved and helped me see a different side of them.  This intrigued me to start reading other AU stories, and I’m glad I did because I have read some other truly amazing stories!

-Lilly May