Monday, November 11, 2013

Shadowed Grey

Shadowed Grey written by: Ravyn

Summary: Recovering from an accident, Kaoru finds herself not only dealing with injuries that have left her temporarily blind… but with a vampire whose attentions she doesn’t quite know what to make of. One shot. B/K.

Ramble:  Another vampire based story.  This time, their blood has special healing powers.  What vampires do in this story is not really described.  I mean there are some ideas, but very little mention of blood shed. 

Shatterglass

Shatterglass written by: Ravyn

Summary: Kamiya Kaoru is hiding from the only salvation she ever found. Her past stalks her fragmented shadows like broken glass, unwilling to leave her. To let her leave him. Nothing will change it. KB. Possessive Fic. One-shot.

Ramble:  She runs away, hoping to save him.  He tries to find her, wanting his other half back.  They meet again, and he makes his presence known.  After figuring out what happened, and what caused her to run, he eliminates the problem, and saves her.  They end up trying to make up the four years they spent apart. 

Blood Dawn

Blood Dawn written by: Ravyn

Summary: In the Underworld where Vampires prey on Mankind and Werewolves stalk the shadows, human finds themselves caught between blood and extinction . But even more terrifying is the Battousai, ruler of the night. And he gets what he wants, and he wants Kaoru.

Ramble: A vampire and werewolf filled story.  Things end abruptly in the first chapter, so some of the guys have to wait for their other halves to be reborn.  By the time they do, there are some problems before they can finally get together.  Like some of the other stories, it can be a bit dark, with many mentions of spilled blood.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Red as Blood

Red as Blood written by: Ravyn

Summary: A golden eyed demonking filled with hunger, a wicked stepmother jealous of a beauty she could never have, a beautiful princess haunted by magic, a mother's wish that bound them all. Retelling of Snow White. BK. SemiDarkfic.

Ramble:  A twist on Snow White with the cast of Rurouni Kenshin.  With a stronger presence of magic in this story.  Some things are changed (mostly things added) when compared to the regular Snow White story, but for the most part the main parts are here. 

Rainfall

Rainfall written by: Ravyn

Summary: Kamiya Kaoru was his obsession. She wanted to leave, Kenshin could only force her to stay. A past life haunted both their steps, threatening what little sanity they had left. BK Dark Fic. One Shot.

Ramble:  I forget what I was looking for earlier, but I was surprised to see how few of this author's stories are here.  The drafts are probably somewhere in my email drafts, but I decided to read all of the Rurouni Kenshin stories on fanfiction and make a note of them.  Some of these stories are the fist ones that I signed up for alerts for.  Anyways, back to this story; a semi dark and possessive one shot.  There is a quick warning at the beginning of the chapter.  It is really short and quick read, perfect for a quick pick-me-up. 

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Light Cannot Exist Without Dark

Light Cannot Exist without Dark written by: EternallySnowy

Summary: My name is Yuki Yoshida. I am 15 years old and I live in Japan. A few months ago, my best friend and sister disappeared and is still considered missing. One day, I found myself pulled into a world full of blood, war, and love. This is my story of my time in the land where the river runs as red as blood. Retelling of Red river with my OC, Yuki. I own nothing except my OC.

Ramble: I've been looking for a good Red River story for a while now.  I was really happy to come across this complete story a few days ago.  As stated in the summary, it is a retelling of Red River with a new character.  I enjoyed how Yuki grew and changed in the story.  The additions to the original story were done really well.  While I knew about what would happen, since I finished the series, it was interesting to see the story from a different perspective. After reading this story, I know I will be going back to read the original story, and then go on the hunt for more stories.  While I wish and hope that there will be more completed stories, I highly doubt I will find more any time soon.

The Sweetest Ruin

The Sweetest Ruin written by: hyacinthgirl (Amber)

Summary: The original low angst story has William Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet meeting for the first time in Sin City.  The cast includes a less angelic Jane and nice Caroline Bingley.  (Meryton Reading Room)

Ramble:  The summary has a very good warning.  As I read the story, I was glad that I was given a warning about the change in personality.  Sometimes it drives me nuts when characters are really different from what they seem to be in the original piece of work, but with fair warning this one did not irk me as much.  Most of the story kind of goes as expected, with the whole meeting in Sin City, but it is still a wonderful read from the beginning till the end. 

It is separated into 4 big parts with multiple chapters in each part.