Sam Wyer

You're making me nervous @mogwhy, I think I'm going to postpone reading his earlier stuff until I'm feeling more robust

I'm not clear on the mechanics, but it's hard to believe that a Promising Author status isn't heading towards @Aceinthehole some time soon if he carries on like this.

I'm giving up on even mentally noting favourite chapters now, it's clearly a mugs game Thanks again for yet more awesomosity.

There's so much energy, it's just... wow!

Yeah, I've not read his other stuff yet, but this could be too good to be true. I hope not though.

These guys are so cute together. As much as I'm loving this story, I can't wait for (what absolutely needs to happen, don't even think about messing my world up!) a time when there's less sadness in their lives.

Thanks for another really awesome recommendation. I've just finished reading (yes, and reviewing) and I have no hesitation in prodding anyone towards it.

I've just finished reading this (thanks for another otherwise entirely unproductive morning!) and I think you should too. The story is beautifully crafted, with a gentle pace that never quite slows down enough for you to get bored, just impatient to find out how things go next. And of course, how they go is totally worth finding out on your own, so I'm not going to spoil that here. @Headstall has already taken "mesmerising" and "captivating" (and frankly, I'd trust his choice of words more than my own), so I'll go with wonderful. The characters are richly formed and developed, and (for the most part anyway) entirely believable. I guess that's where the 'wonder' of wonderful really comes in.

I like the change of pace, it gives me a break from constantly feeling on edge about every single sentence

People toss round phrases like 'emotional roller coaster' all the time, but here, it's actually an understatement. There's love, for sure, (and eventually), but theres also so much pain, and heartache, and moments that make you want to scream. This story is epic, in pretty much every way, and I'm very grateful that I was pointed towards it. Just... give yourself plenty of time, I've just wiped out an entire day - and it's worth every damn second.

Well that was... intense. Not that it hasn't been so far, but you really know how to up the stakes. Thanks for doing such a great job telling this story.

I’m not usually a fan of sequels - I think Jurassic Park (The Lost World, what were you thinking) and Speed (Speed 2, it’s simply appalling) have a large part to play in that, but I read this anyway because, well, it’s @Ronyx, if anyone deserves a chance it’s him. I was not disappointed. You should definitely read Brittle As A Bird first. Even though this story does well on it’s own, you can’t properly appreciate the broader character development or the painful difficulty of the emotions unless you’ve already seen where they come from. And yet, I feel bad for saying that, because this really is a great story anyway. As seems typical of @Ronyx, you’re not exactly inundated with rainbows, unicorns, and explosions of glittery joy. In fact, you often have to look really bloody hard to find any trace of their existence at all. It’s too lazy to call it ‘gritty’, but there’s a harshness to the reality portrayed here which for me at least made it all the more enticing. Oh, and, you also get the meet one of the cutest kids ever.

Awesome story, thank you for sharing (even if you do make the rest of us / me feel very amateurish) The ending was just right.

I played *way* too much and was actually kind of pleased that I got bored with Pandaria as it gave a good way out. I still have it installed, but cancelled my sub. Guess i can’t say goodbye just yet, but I’m a little scared of going back. It could easily be WoW OR any more writing ever from me. And one of those is definitely better for me

True - stranger things have happened. Although it’s not like I’m around as much I had imagined, things have got busy here, which is at least some sort of good

Yeah, I think I was a little over-ambitious

I can’t help but think that this is going to get rough - and not in any kind of good way.

Brilliant to see how these two guys are starting to compliment each other so well.

Ooooh, I’ve finally caught up! I’ve been pretty poor at comments along the way, but this is... wow. Just go easy on the weed though Ryder

Thanks I’m pretty happy with it for my first attempt at a new style.

Ohhh, things seem so close to going so well... I really hope that do, but I know that whatever happens I’ll enjoy reading about it.

The realistic portrayal of these two guys is brilliant - and like @Rndmrunner said, it’s refreshingly good to see something other than the ‘same old’ relational dynamics.

This is awesome work

So many questions, so few answers... it doesn’t sound like a recipe for an addictive story so I’m just going to assume it’s magic Great stuff @Aceinthehole

I’m really enjoying how your writing seems to be getting better and better (that’s sounds more critical than I mean, but I’m too impatient to read the next chapter to find a better way to say it), these guys are getting real