Fic rec: Star Trek (2009)

"Considerately Kill Me" by emiliglia | Kirk/McCoy | H/c, AU, Mirror!Verse | McCoy closes his eyes, grateful, and waits for the pain to pass as death finally overtakes him. | ~2.200 words

His mouth pressed into a tight line, Kirk steps into the shower, and McCoy leans into him, closing his eyes to keep the room from spinning as much, and he can feel Kirk kiss the pulse point in his neck as McCoy's blood soaks into his uniform.

"Nothing's fucking killing you," Kirk says harshly, his fingers digging into McCoy's shoulder blades. "Not me, not anyone on this ship, and certainly not this disease." He spits out the last word, and for a moment McCoy almost believes him.

Another one of emiliglia's Mirror!Verse fics. They're so creepy but so good at the same time. I'm fascinated by the level of obsession between Jim and Bones in her stories...

Jim C. Hines' "The Stepsister Scheme", #108

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Review: Not as light-hearted as Hines' "Goblin" series. Actually, it's a really odd mix. On the one hand, there's banter and humor, on the other hand, there's rape and murder there too. And the end-result is... well, odd. The princesses are likable, that's true. But I have to admit that by the end of the book I was starting to get really bored/annoyed with them. I can't really put my finger on what bothered me so much. Maybe it was their inability to cooperate? Or better said, the author's inability to make them, all three of them, fight at the same time? Usually, one of them fought while the other two gaped instead of covering each other's back? Several times I found myself on the verge of yelling, "SMACK HIM/HER!" Yes, I had to put the book down a few times to stifle my aggravation. Also, can you imagine a heavily pregnant woman climbing over a railing and jumping down from the height of the second floor? No, I didn't think so.

To sum it up: average and rather forgettable.

Podfic rec: Sherlock

"The Asteroidea Trilogy" by etothepii, read by fayjay | John/Sherlock/Mycroft | AU | "His Dark Materials" fusion fic. | 2 hr. 3 min.

27th September 2010, 2:28 AM
Car will pick you up at 5 PM outside
flat, this afternoon. Please confirm
appointment, or Mummy will be
notified of the matter and given
your address.
MH

27th September 2010, 4:59 PM
Confirmed.
SH

Wow, I'm smitten. That's the second HDM fusion I've come across lately - the first fic was Xanthe's amazing NCIS story - and I loved both of them!

Eeep! Look who'll guest star on SPN...

... in the Dec. 10 episode!

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