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This is the new thread as the other was sooo long and had lots of pages. Continuation of our wonderful discussions on Twilight Fanfiction, Books, and Life in general.  But mostly Twilight fanfics... and life stuff that will get me a NOT ALLOWED statement. 

Okay, here is a place to discuss what you are reading, ask for recommendations and complain about the writing.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, so please play nice   

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Thanks for tossing out all the reccomendations!  But this, of course, expands my problem of having not enough hours to read, write, review and such.  I'm new to the fandom, so I haven't even read the classics yet.

Me too.  That said, I do reread my favorites and I have a few fics that I'll read if I feel I need a certain type of story (daddyward, angst bomb, feel good, O/S, etc...)

May I ask what this fic is about? I don't think I have read any of this authors fics.... What kind of fics does she write? 

I LOVE her stories. I found one of her stories, Turkey Baster, when I was in a fluffy mood searching through the family tag. It was not what I was expecting, one of those crazy plots where Bella wants to get pregnant by any means necessary. It was alright. But I liked the writing enough to see if there were any more for me to read through and I was so happy when I found a handful to choose from. I'm finding it hard to categorize her stories, because they each have such a different plot. I noticed that some of the earlier stories have some underlying tones of faith and family that were written with respect. Not anything that you'd find that would try to push values onto the reader.

a couple of my favs:
Catwoman SO GOOD! Wealthy Edward moves into the neighborhood for some solitude and ends up butting heads with the crazy cat lady across the street.

Finding My Thunder Set during the Civil Rights movement in Tennessee. This was on my to be read list for months, and when I finally started reading I couldn't manage to do anything else. There's a lot of race discussion, mostly on the subject of Bella passing as white and how she and Edward can relate to one another in this aspect. The physical traits are OOC. Just a warning if you haven't read it.

I just finished Look How You Turned Out and had so much fun reading it. I think this was probably the most carefree story that I've read from counselor. Probably also the most lemon heavy, too! Her earlier stories were so tame compared to this one. So many funny innuendos. Basically;

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I just finished Counselor's Look How You Turned Out and was pleasantly surprised that it was a straight up romance. I'm more used to her stories having drama or angst in them. I think ajamm and super creep described it well in the posts above. It was really good; I love the way she writes!

OK, time for me to go all fangirl. My favorite stories of counselor's are her historical ones... She has this way of setting up the time frame so you feel like you're there. The language often takes some getting used to, but it's so well written that it doesn't take long to immerse oneself in the fic. There's something about the rhythm of the language in which she writes that really gets to me--in an authentic way. Plot wise, it never feels like there is a guaranteed HEA, you just keep hoping until the end. I like that tension, and I've never been disappointed.

Roar Like a Lion
By counselor
1936, Edward and Jasper work as loggers. They work hard and play harder. Bella and Jacob come to the camp to open the school. Problem is the unmarried men have a great time running off the teachers. When Edward sees Bella a roar starts to build inside. She's everything he can't stand. And he's pretty despicable. Trouble.
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Bella, Edward - Chapters: 37 - Words: 102,857 - Reviews: 2,595 - Favs: 672 - Follows: 566 - Updated: Dec 6, 2012 - Published: Oct 13, 2012 - Status: Complete - id: 8606103
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My Wounded Soldier
By counselor
1866 Edward just home from the war. Neighbor Bella has a tragedy and Edward delivers her baby. Seeing as she's widowed, marriage makes sense. He doesn't feel worthy, but he can't step aside for her suitors. Competition amongst veterans.
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Bella, Edward - Chapters: 77 - Words: 183,065 - Reviews: 5,178 - Favs: 1,796 - Follows: 1,309 - Updated: Jun 4, 2012 - Published: Mar 5, 2012 - Status: Complete - id: 7899031
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Hard Hearted
By counselor
1946. The boys are home from the war. Eddie meets Isbe at the movies. Close dancing in a smoky club leads to love. Same night Eddie hooks up with the Irish mob. Love is thawing his hard heart, the same one needed for survival in his new and violent world. Isbe vows to stand by but Eddie likes it on the edge. When a four-leaf-clover isn't enough, can love prevail?
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance - Bella, Edward - Chapters: 52 - Words: 116,164 - Reviews: 2,924 - Favs: 574 - Follows: 599 - Updated: Sep 8, 2013 - Published: May 29, 2013 - Status: Complete - id: 9338559
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I also strongly rec two fics that were already rec'd: Bringing Bella Home and Finding My Thunder. (Love Like a Hurricane was also really good, just so you know.  )

Speaking of "7 Graders" I have kind of a general question that relates to fanfiction school year that I've always been curious about. Whereabouts are you located and when does the school year start for kids? If you know. I figure some of you will know better than others if you have your own children. I've seen in so many AH stories that Edward is 18 going on 19 in his final year of school. They also stick to his canon June birth date, and as a fellow June baby I can't help but feel a little off about that.

I'm in the southern states of the US and school pretty much always starts in August and lets out towards the end of May. I enrolled in school when I was 5 and graduated high school at 17, going on 18. My birthday is in the summer when school is out, so while all of my friends had parties during the year and were finally legal, I was always the baby. Still a little bitter about that  But I got curious and checked the website for Seattle Public Schools and it looks like school starts in September and lets out in June, a week shy of Edward's birthday. He still would have been 17! Unless he started late.

I have lots of fanfiction feels but have never had an outlet to discuss them, so I might have to gather all of my thoughts and see what the rest of you think. I love this website 

Speaking of "7 Graders" I have kind of a general question that relates to fanfiction school year that I've always been curious about. Whereabouts are you located and when does the school year start for kids? If you know. I figure some of you will know better than others if you have your own children. I've seen in so many AH stories that Edward is 18 going on 19 in his final year of school. They also stick to his canon June birth date, and as a fellow June baby I can't help but feel a little off about that.

I'm in the southern states of the US and school pretty much always starts in August and lets out towards the end of May. I enrolled in school when I was 5 and graduated high school at 17, going on 18. My birthday is in the summer when school is out, so while all of my friends had parties during the year and were finally legal, I was always the baby. Still a little bitter about that  But I got curious and checked the website for Seattle Public Schools and it looks like school starts in September and lets out in June, a week shy of Edward's birthday. He still would have been 17! Unless he started late.

I have lots of fanfiction feels but have never had an outlet to discuss them, so I might have to gather all of my thoughts and see what the rest of you think. I love this website 

I am on long Island our schools run from September till the last week of June. Here it depends on your birth date.  My school district you have to be turning 5 by Dec 1st in order to enter kindergarten.  If you are after you have to start the following year.  I know some schools go by September date of birthday.

Speaking of "7 Graders" I have kind of a general question that relates to fanfiction school year that I've always been curious about. Whereabouts are you located and when does the school year start for kids? If you know. I figure some of you will know better than others if you have your own children. I've seen in so many AH stories that Edward is 18 going on 19 in his final year of school. They also stick to his canon June birth date, and as a fellow June baby I can't help but feel a little off about that.

I'm in the southern states of the US and school pretty much always starts in August and lets out towards the end of May. I enrolled in school when I was 5 and graduated high school at 17, going on 18. My birthday is in the summer when school is out, so while all of my friends had parties during the year and were finally legal, I was always the baby. Still a little bitter about that  But I got curious and checked the website for Seattle Public Schools and it looks like school starts in September and lets out in June, a week shy of Edward's birthday. He still would have been 17! Unless he started late.

I have lots of fanfiction feels but have never had an outlet to discuss them, so I might have to gather all of my thoughts and see what the rest of you think. I love this website 

In South Texas we generally start in late August (it was closer to the beginning of August for a long time, but then the state legislature passed a law to make it later) and are out by the end of May or the 1st week in June.  Two of my kids have or will turn 18 in the middle of their senior year (December/January birthdays).  My middle child will turn 18 at the beginning of his senior year.  He was old enough chronologically to start kinder when he was 5 since he's an August birthday and we have a September 1 cutoff, but he wasn't socially/emotionally ready so we waited a year.  Don't regret the decision either.

I am probably late to the game on this one. I would think that a 7th grader (12 or 13 years old) would be a bit young to have a following on the music scene, impossible, no, improvable, yes. I mean Justin Bieber hit pop super fame at 14 so it could happen. Many public schools do have music programs that start in the 1st and 2nd grades. So I could see a 12 or 13 year with musical ability. Also it would all depend on the household they grew up in. My brother was an incredible guitar player by grade 6 and stopped taking lessons by that time. His bands were cover bands when he was in elementary and middle school (and not very good). By the time he reached junior high they sounded better and even had a few songs of their own.

Again as far as anti-establishment and knowing what it means it would depend on the household. I live on the outskirts of a major city. If you go to a Super Walmart at 2a.m. you may be surprised at the non-conventional families shopping at that time. I've seen anti-establishment punk rockers with their 2 and 4 year olds in tow. The kids with faux hawks and pierced ears. Also rocker parents with kids dressed in  black with ear and nose piercings. Walmart is an interesting place in the wee hours during the summer. However with an average American household I can't see it happening. My God-daughter just turned 16 and she is more interested in fitting in than standing out. It seems like that's how it is with most kids her age and younger.

Then again the character being described in the story could be the exception instead of the rule. It is plausible but would probably work better if the characters were older.

Thanks for that Scarlett, your points made a lot of sense, it could totally depend on the family you come from, the level of 'maturity' you might sport...Faux hawks on a pre-teen? Maybe. Pierced eyebrow, lip chin? Social Services . Unfortunately this Edward lives a upper middle class life with Edward and Elizabeth Masen...as vanilla as it comes...But you know what? Having finished that lovely li fic () nothing about any of the characterizations surprises me.

Speaking of "7 Graders" I have kind of a general question that relates to fanfiction school year that I've always been curious about. Whereabouts are you located and when does the school year start for kids? If you know. I figure some of you will know better than others if you have your own children. I've seen in so many AH stories that Edward is 18 going on 19 in his final year of school. They also stick to his canon June birth date, and as a fellow June baby I can't help but feel a little off about that.

I'm in the southern states of the US and school pretty much always starts in August and lets out towards the end of May. I enrolled in school when I was 5 and graduated high school at 17, going on 18. My birthday is in the summer when school is out, so while all of my friends had parties during the year and were finally legal, I was always the baby. Still a little bitter about that  But I got curious and checked the website for Seattle Public Schools and it looks like school starts in September and lets out in June, a week shy of Edward's birthday. He still would have been 17! Unless he started late.

I have lots of fanfiction feels but have never had an outlet to discuss them, so I might have to gather all of my thoughts and see what the rest of you think. I love this website 

Over here, in England, the school terms run from September to July the only slight variation is if you're in a private school, their terms tend to start and finish a little later but only by a couple of week or so. I'm a June baby too, my problem was I would invariably be sitting an exam on my birthday! 

Also, has anyone read Neverending Math Equation by twanza If so, could you confirm that it is in fact an EB? The summary is might cryptic ....

Thanks for that Scarlett, your points made a lot of sense, it could totally depend on the family you come from, the level of 'maturity' you might sport...Faux hawks on a pre-teen? Maybe. Pierced eyebrow, lip chin? Social Services . Unfortunately this Edward lives a upper middle class life with Edward and Elizabeth Masen...as vanilla as it comes...But you know what? Having finished that lovely li fic () nothing about any of the characterizations surprises me.

Over here, in England, the school terms run from September to July the only slight variation is if you're in a private school, their terms tend to start and finish a little later but only by a couple of week or so. I'm a June baby too, my problem was I would invariably be sitting an exam on my birthday! 

Also, has anyone read Neverending Math Equation by twanza If so, could you confirm that it is in fact an EB? The summary is might cryptic ....

It kinda waffles back and forth, but ends with B/Jas. I thought it was pretty good, but I wanted to smack the spit out of Bella at least once while reading it.

Another issue I had with Twilight and the Fanfiction is Charlie supposedly being poor. My father was a police officer for 30 years and at the time of his retirement got about $45,000 a year and that was 18 years ago. His chief was being paid more than double that. If you do a google search you can find the median expected salary for a typical Sheriff/Police Chief in the United States is $98,015. It's usually much higher in big cities. I found a small town in Oregon that was looking for a Police Chief offering between $98,000 and $118,000 depending on experience as a starting wage. This town was smaller than Forks. So I think that Charlie could have provided well for Bella. I would also think he would have purchased her a newer, safer and more reliable vehicle.

Um, he was paying too much for child support? ? ? And eating out at the diner 3 meals a day does add up.  Plus Vitamin R does get pricey.   

Yeah, I'm thinking there was something wrong - even if it was 10 years ago....  Though eating out a lot does add up.  Vitamin R is not expensive beer though....

Was Charlie supposed to be poor? I guess I missed that. I just always figured he stayed in the house he and Renee and Bella shared when she was little, and just never moved out of habit. Charlie never struck me as the kind of guy who cared a lot about things like clothes and household decor, not poor. He obviously had enough money to go visit Bella or go on trips with her during the summer, once she decided she didn't want to visit him in Forks anymore. Poor people can't just go off to Disneyland for two weeks in the summer.

Is that something that shows up a lot in fics, and I missed it there too?