Reviews For Touching Fire
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Reviewer: nmcil Signed [Report This]
Date: 04/19/2015 - 03:08 am Title: Sleepwalk

Think you did a great job fulfilling your goal to meet Andrea's request.

Wonderful story that did reflect the characters in the series and their relationships.

Reviewer: ScarlettDuck Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/29/2012 - 05:09 pm Title: Sleepwalk

Lovely, lovely, lovely. Very well written, a great adventure. Dialogue is sparkling and right on. Insight into Spike and especially Buffy is illuminating, and darned fine analysis.

Only nit-picky quibbles I have is that you have altar spelled wrong throughout (alter is a verb that means "to change"), and you seemed to use the word "bemused" to mean "amused" when it really means "confused." Other than that, this story is so good, a complete delight to read.

Author's Response: Thank you so much! It was one of the very first fanfics I wrote and you never know how those are going to hold up over the years. So glad you found it enjoyable. :-) Ack! I can't believe I never caught the "alter" thing! ::face palm:: Thank you very, very much for pointing that out. I need to try to fix that asap. As for "bemused," I know it's not the formal definition. I haven't gone back to look and see where it's used in this story, but I plead guilty to sometimes going by the looser slang definition, which is basically confused and wryly amused..Bad me. Heh. Thank you again. I really, really appreciate the kind words and constructive criticism.

Reviewer: sister cuervo Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 06/06/2009 - 06:55 pm Title: Sleepwalk

Wow, what a fantastic story! Great dialogue and plenty of action--not to mention UST! Love the "picture" of Spike in the red vest & tux. YOu described him so perfectly.

Reviewer: time of change Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/20/2006 - 02:16 pm Title: Sleepwalk

I'm not sure how I missed this story when you first published it, but it's truely excellent in every way.

Author's Response: You're way too kind. But I love it! Thank you!

Reviewer: ripaycock@aol.com Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 09/19/2006 - 08:00 pm Title: Sleepwalk

I just finished this story, and I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed it. The first stories of yours that I read were "dear Departed" and "Unfinished Business," followed by "Second Verse," and they were all excellent. I especialy wanted to commend you on the fight sequence in "Touching Fire." A lot of people try and completely fail in this area. It's a more difficult thing to do right than it appears, and you did it perfectly. That is not to in any way detract from the rest of the story, which was consistantly excellent. Thank you for the time and effort that you put into these stories, and I look forward to reading many more in the future.

Author's Response: You're so very kind and very, very right about how hard it is to write a fight scene. I wasn't sure how well I pulled it off, so it's especially pleasing to receive your lovely praise. And it's this kind of thoughtful feedback that makes writing all the more rewarding. I appreciate it so much. Thank you.

Reviewer: astrodex Anonymous Liked [Report This]
Date: 09/09/2006 - 07:57 pm Title: Sleepwalk

I feel so unresolved. I mean, I know I'm supposed to. But it's still a little unsettling. I really loved the story. The closet scene started out so hot and turned into something so icky and disturbing. I liked it alot. Does that make me a bad person?

Loved it. And I'd love to see more. You know, some resolution. RST if you will.

Author's Response: Oh, I understand completely. So sorry about the unresolved, unsettled feelings. When I started working on this challenge story, the request was for Season 6 Spuffy with lots of UST. Instead of writing an AU story, I set myself a challenge to write something that could slip neatly into Season 6 without disturbing canon too much. Hence, the unresolved ending and the closet scene. I pretty much had to take them back to status quo by the end. Honestly? I can't see this one continuing. It is what it is, good or bad. But I'm so glad you shared your thoughts with me, and I'm really glad you liked it despite yourself. Heh. Btw, If you're interested and it will help, I just started posting a WIP called "Marking Time." I promise this one will have a clear-cut (and very Spuffy) resolution. ;-) Thanks so much for the well-thought-out feedback!

Reviewer: Melanie Anonymous [Report This]
Date: 10/06/2004 - 01:28 pm Title: Sleepwalk

Good story but I don't really like any story that doesn't have a happy Spuffy ending.

Author's Response: I can understand that. Thanks for reading and commenting.

Reviewer: crackers4jenn Signed Liked [Report This]
Date: 10/04/2004 - 06:26 am Title: Sleepwalk

Good god, that was great. The character voices - especially Spike and Xander - are just spot-on, just so perfect. The mixing of the angst and the funny, with the hint of hopefulness is amazing. And the momentum of the final part? Just incredible. Loved the story, and I love how true to character it was to both Buffy and Spike :) EE!

Author's Response: Thank you sincerely for your amazingly thoughtful feedback. It's very gratifying, and not just because you said such nice things. Although that's definitely chocolate fudge icing on the cake. ;-) It gives me warm fuzzies that the things you touch on were all things I had particularly hoped to achieve. Especially the hint of hopefulness, which I know wasn't readily apparent. Kudos for your perceptiveness and many, many thanks for the kind words.

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