The Bloodshedverse :: Spuffy with Bite

Jane

01/12/2012 08:52 pm

Superb, absolutely fabulous. I love how we get to see things from both Buffy and Spike's perspective as the spell unravels. The writing is enthralling, can't get enough. Spikes demon blew me away, the seven deadly sins reference was genius. Love it.

Partly I wanted to play with some real-world historical references to vampires, and the seven deadly sins were what I came up with. Glad you think I'm a genius though. I admit, I still get a giggle out of my own writing with the whole "Spike called it a good weekend" thing.

Thanks for the review. I needed to hear it today for some reason.

BT_

01/12/2012 03:27 pm

I'm a bad reader - I've been enjoying this story so much, and I've just gotten around to writing my first review. Sorry! I'm going to be mentioning multiple chapters here, though...
OK, so I do kind of still feel bad for Figg, because it seems he went crazy when his flock died. What Spike went through was horrible, certainly, but you sure made a sympathetic villain too.
After your comment about researching drowned bodies (and thank you for actual research, not just making something up because it's easier that way!) I went and did a tiny bit of my own. Wow, that was nasty. May have nightmares.
Figg using the power to prolong his home's life as well as his own was brilliant. No wonder it took so much power. Your description of the rapid decay was well done. It was almost like watching one of those time-lapse films.
I really like your portrayal of Xander being all supportive. I get tired of Xander the bigoted jerk. Your humorous moments are well placed also, providing a momentary, welcome break from the tension and ick.
Spike de-waterlogging was sort of weird - why did burning the bones do that?
Last, but not least, my favorite line of the chapter was "Humans call them sins. Demons call them a way of life. Spike tended to call them a good weekend."
So this was a really long review, and I may not review again for a while, but I'm out here, still reading and enjoying. :)

Well, if it makes you feel better, this is actually your second review. :)

I had this feeling that Figg prolonging the homestead was actually more of a side effect. That Lapur demons are tied to their farms or gardens or whatever, so anything that affects them affects their home too. But yeah, it seemed like a nifty effect. See Also: Poe, Edgar Allen - Fall of the House of Usher.

The burning bones - I wanted Spike to get the water out of his system faster rather than sweating it out for a week or so. I wanted to skip ahead to where Buffy could see how drained he really was.

My favorite line also - I had just watched "School Hard" for the first time and had a REALLY good idea of what demonic Spike looked like.

I love long reviews. If you have to save up for them, that's okay. I guess. :) (I am a review ho. But as Spike says, at least I'm "man" enough to admit it.)

BuffyMeetsSpike

01/12/2012 01:02 am

Aggh! The cliffhangers! They burn!!

(Enjoying this thoroughly! Please update quickly, lest I go insane from anticipation!)

You made me laugh so hard I coughed up soomething icky.

And I'm WORKING on Chapter 16 right now, so CHILL.

Actually, no, don't chill, I love reviews where people sound excited about what I'm doing here. Hopefully the next chapter will be satisfaying and do a little to ease that burning sensation. Spoiler: Spike's eyes open.