Reviews for Running on Faith, Season One
| Quortoth |
01/11/06 - 12:46PM |
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Thanks to this story, I think you'll go far, go places with your writing abilities. I liked this story alot.
Author's Response: Thanks for the review and the compliments. |
| Buffymanic |
07/10/05 - 03:58PM |
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Fantastic! I've never read anything that is so exciteing, hard nosed and damn funny all at the same time! I really love it and can't wait to read the rest. I really do think you have an excellent career ahead of you
Author's Response: Wow- Thanks! I really do hope I have a writing career ahead of me, but if not, it's nice to know people like my work here. I hope I can keep the action/drama/comedy coming. |
| Selene |
03/13/05 - 01:45PM |
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I love the darkness that you infused into Dawn. Having been through such horrible kidknapping again and again would have made her snap. I am sort of sorry that Amy is dead, but I have a soft spot for her. She really deserved it. She was really evil. (No grey area at all) Your Buffy is so hard edge. I can't wait to find out what the status of her realtionship with the men in her life. Great action sequences and plot twists. You continually keep me guessing where you are going with this one... Great work!
Author's Response: Dawn is growing up. Part of that process, sadly, is growing a bit darker. Basically, what Dawn learned about herself, was that if it came down to her dying or killing a human, she could and would kill to stay alive. I actually really like Amy as well and was sad to kill her, but I wanted to kind of send a message that a lot of the old rules weren't applicable to the series. Buffy won't be a very well-rounded character. This isn't her story, so I think a lot of people will think she's two-dimensional. Well, she is. I mean, how many dimensions to Kendra have? I’m glad the action sequences have you hooked and guessing where I’m going next. Thanks so much for the review. |
| redscarlet217 |
12/01/04 - 08:08AM |
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First of, i'm new to this site so when i saw season two up i decided to go back and read season one, which i have all the time in the world to do because i'm stuck at home with Pneumonia. but anyway. i really love it so far. you incorporate the characters so well and it's so vivid that i can just picture it as an actual show. i really love the whole dawn/connor bickering thing. they would look so cute together. i can't wait to read the rest! i'll let you know what i think of the whole thing once i finish it! : )
Author's Response: Ouch- sorry to hear about the Pneumonia. Thanks for taking the time to read my story, let alone review it. You’ll probably have parts you love and parts you hate. Just about everyone does. I think Dawn and Connor would be cute as well, but it’ll probably be a bumpy road for them. I look forward to getting your thoughts on the whole story. Thanks Again! |
| filmtheory |
11/02/04 - 05:24PM |
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This review is an e-mail from Painpow which the reader giave me permission to post:
I've read the first 4 chapters of your story at slayerfic. I'm really enjoying it! I like your characterizations of Faith and Connor and how you've explained what happened post Not Fade Away. I won't comment too much on what I'd love to see happen, seeing as how a)it's finished and b) I still have to read the other 18 chapters, but I thought I'd review once now, while the early stuff is still fresh, and again later.
I only have 2 things about the story that I'm not as fond of. One is Spike's dialouge. I feel that you have his character, however on occasion he sounds a little over the top. Stuff like "young pup". Two is a few grammar errors, but that's mostly just because I'm completely anal about grammar. I find that reading the story out loud to yourself or someone else usually identifies most mistakes, as well as sending it off to someone else (and yeah, there'll probably be a tonne of grammar errors in this email...I realize the irony :) ).
Other then that, I'm really enjoying your story. I can't wait to see what happens with Faith, and I really love that you've brought back Ethan, who never really got a satisfactory ending on Buffy. I also hope for the stick to be removed from Buffy's ass, thought her bitchyness definately fits with her character in season 7.
The scene with Dawn and Amy was awesome. I'm excited for the reprecussions of Dawn killing someone.
Anywho, off to read the rest...
Painbow
Author's Response: Thanks for the e-mail. I'm glad you're enjoying the story. Faith and Connor are two of my favorite characters, so it's nice to see I'm portraying them well. Please feel free on what you'd like to see. If I do a season two, maybe it'll wind up in there. Or maybe it would just be an entertaining read for me.// On Spike: I agree with you. I can't say I overdo him or undredo him or what, I simply think I don't write him well. Personally, I don't think he's a very interesting character after Buffy season 4. I thought he was a nice fit with these characters, but my lack of interest in the character, I feel, comes across in my writing. I thought about writing him out of the story, but readers usually responded favorably to him. For the record, however, I'm with you. I don't
particularly like Spike and, as such, I don't write him particularly well. That being said, I thought the "young pup" was fine. After all, Connor's frequently compared to a dog.
I'm also with you on grammar and spelling errors. I hate it in other people's work. But be careful. because you're getting dangerously close to volunteering for the job of Beta Reader. Just kidding.
Don't count on too much development from Buffy. She changes a little, but this isn't really her story. Of course, it's supposed to be Faith's and she's woefully under-used. |
| crayonbreaky gal |
10/10/04 - 03:43PM |
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Buffy mad at Spike for losing Dawn is so classic. I still don't think she realizes that Dawn is a grown woman now. And Spike as usual takes it from her. More Spike and Connor banter. In some ways, it's better than Angel/Spike banter because of there not being all that baggage. And scene with Amy and Dawn though I think is the best part of this chapter. Since Dawn has learned so much from her sister and all her friends, she held up quite well and was able to do what she had to do. You really make us feel sorry for her.
Author's Response: I really wanted the Buffy/Dawn dynamic to come off that way; Buffy not realizing Danw's a woman who can take care of herself. And after the Amy scene, we see that she definitley can do just that. I really liked writing the Spike and Connor banter, so it's nice to know you're enjoying it. |
| Kevin |
10/02/04 - 03:29PM |
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Where to begin? Spike and Connor’s car chase and escape were an exhilarating read. I could see the action in my mind and feel my heart pounding as I read it. The exploration of Connor’s thoughts on Fred was very moving. The scene between Dawn and Amy was equally awesome in action, emotion, and character development. You really work those three in well. Spike’s reaction to Riley and Connor’s to Buffy were hysterical and right on. Buffy was right on target as well. Valdimir is a very cool original villain. The Risen seems to be shaping up to be an awesome OC villain as well. But I like how, just after killing Amy, you throw in another familiar face on the villain front. Another great chapter! Definitely 10/10.
Author's Response: Thanks for the extremely generous review. My original villains will probably be around for a while, but I want to keep them moving in and out of the story and interlacing them with villains from the show. I particularly enjoyed writing the Dawn and Amy scene, so I’m glad you liked it. |
| eerie_ave |
07/14/04 - 11:45PM |
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I suppose the title should have given it away, but I could have sworn they were going to bust Faith out. This was yet another electrifying ending. I could still use more Faith. But I have faith that Faith is coming. Does that make sense?
Author's Response: It makes sense and she is. Does that make sense? I'm definitely trying to pull the story more toward Faith but have developed an unexpected problem. A lot of Faith’s issues were somewhat resolved on the show. That’s not to say they shouldn’t still bug her, but I don’t want to retread old ground. Meanwhile, other characters do have old problems to wrap up. This isn’t a great excuse for Faith’s absence as I’ve successfully created issues for other people. In short, I promise I’ll get Faith back in the game. |
| Angeldove |
07/06/04 - 08:13PM |
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I am very impressed with your creativity of storytelling and plot development, as well as your ability to get into the heads of your characters. I am looking forward to the subsequent chapters, even with the shift to Buffy. I am loving the crossover, ensemble story line!
Author's Response: I wanted to have a big ensemble storyline without downsizing Faith's story. Unfortunately, I don't think I succeeded in that. I’m just glad the Buffy storyline is compelling enough to keep readers satisfied and not missing Faith too, too much. But she will be back. This is her story |
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