Ladies and Gentlemen, My Mother....

[sariagray]

From earlier this evening.

Mom: Is that...does that book say "Torchwood" on it?
Me: Maaaaybe.
Mom: It's a Torchwood book?
Me: Maaaaybe.
Mom: So it's "hardcover fanfiction"?
Me: Er, yeah, kinda.
Mom: And you paid for it?
Me: IT HAS A PRETTY COVER. SHUT UP.
Mom: So it's not any good then.
Me: ...........
Mom: Thought not.

That is all.

(It's actually not that bad).

Also - "Hardcover Fanfiction"? Yep. You guessed it. Another band name.

Comments

[usakiwigirl.livejournal.com]

Not every book has to be a literary giant *speaks in defense of her beloved TW books*. That said, some of them are actually pretty bad :/

[sariagray.livejournal.com]

I actually do like this one, the more I read. But at the time I was just...there were some grammatically incorrect things and it made me a bit woozy. :) But I'm liking it now and am almost done with it!

I think they get better the later I read. This one deals with a lot of Season 2 stuff, so the characterization is much better and more accurate and whatnot than some of the others I've read. ;)

[usakiwigirl.livejournal.com]

Which one is it? I have them all and I do love the later ones much more. One of my favourites is Twilight Streets - it has such potential. But the last three are my favourites, with Consequences topping it completely. They let Jack show the most care toward Ianto in those.

[sariagray.livejournal.com]

lol It's The Twilight Streets. :)

[usakiwigirl.livejournal.com]

I know why you bought it *does happy dance in sing-song voice*

It's the pretty, pretty cover, isn't it? Y/Y? Hey, worked for me! And it is, once you get past some of the stuff that should have been edited better, one of the better written stories. Possibly one that could have been explored on the show? Actually, I just read in one of the magazine that a few of the stories were turned into books - I'll have to look it up and tell you which ones...

[analineblue.livejournal.com]

*cracks up* XD Someone else asked me pretty much the same thing when they saw it though. >_> I explained that it was... "official" hard cover fanfiction. Which in some circles is considered canon? IDEK. :P

...Which one are you reading, btw?

[sariagray.livejournal.com]

I'm going to pretend the parts I like are canon and the parts I don't like are silly made-up bits. :-D

I'm reading The Twilight Streets. Well, at this point, it's "I read."

[analineblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, same here. ;) I've been working my way through them (because I loaded up on a bunch over Christmas :D) and I think The Twilight Streets has been my favorite so far. ;)

I just finished Into the Silence, and was a little disappointed...

[sassysailorgirl.livejournal.com]

*cuddles her TW novels lovingly* They're so fun, though ;p Which one are you reading?

[sariagray.livejournal.com]

Teehee! I should've put it in the entry, huh? It was The Twilight Streets. :)

[xrai-namere.livejournal.com]

Which one are you reading?

I'm divided about the books, personally. I like some of them, but in a lot of others, the characters are OOC to the point of being unrealistic or unlikable (even Ianto!) and lots of the authors push Gwen/Jack like crazy.


Psst. This depends on your view on piracy. This site has free downloadable TW ebooks. http://www.freebookspot.me/ My suggestion is you look through them and then buy the ones you like best. That way you're still supporting BBC and the writers, but don't end up with a Gwacky book you hate.

[sariagray.livejournal.com]

You are my favorite!

And yeah, I got a bunch and then...I just wanted to throw them across the room, or something. But I finally got this. And I get the whole OOC-ness...this one had Ianto making a 'whatever' sign with his hands that made NO sense. I sorta lay the book down and sighed. Because I don't think the author intended it to be an ironic, sarcastic gesture; just a bratty 90's gesture. Or something.

[thebuttonontop.livejournal.com]

which one??

read consequences. thats the only real important one. :)

[usakiwigirl.livejournal.com]

Ditto!

[xrai-namere.livejournal.com]

I'd also recommend "Pack Animals" and "Almost Perfect".

[sariagray.livejournal.com]

YOU KNOW WHICH ONE 'CAUSE I EMAILED YOU MY FREAKOUT ABOUT RHYS!

YAY RHYS.

Anyway. :)

[thebuttonontop.livejournal.com]

*facepalms* you did. i read it ... i have a response drafted in my emails....

....hi, i'm jen... i have a goldfish memory sometimes, and forget to tput two and two together. :)

[sariagray.livejournal.com]

So...are you gonna SEND this response? Lol

Mmmm. Goldfish....

[thebuttonontop.livejournal.com]

yup.

Goldfish? why goldfish? i love goldfish.



edit: *facepalms*

[jedi-harkness.livejournal.com]

I've read Undertaker's Gift and Bay Of The Dead so far. I thought they were both pretty good. :)

[thebuttonontop.livejournal.com]

i like both of those a fair amount. specially Bay of the Dead.. yay TW and zombies!!

[usakiwigirl.livejournal.com]

Also good! To both of them... (can you tell I have them all)

[jedi-harkness.livejournal.com]

Bay Of The Dead's my favorite so far: Yay, midwife Ianto! ;)

[jedi-harkness.livejournal.com]

Anyone who owns all or a fair amount of the TW novels might be interested to know there's a TW bookclub comm. Sorry there's no link: I forgot the name of it! *facepalm*