Summergen rec post 2019 number 1
Jul. 23rd, 2019 12:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amberdreamsJust a small selection from this year's 
spn_summergen offerings so far. These are ones that have stood out for me in some way from the rest. It doesn't mean the rest aren't good or worth a look!
The Snake Which Cannot Cast its Skin -
Dean the snake whisperer - what a fabulous and original premise! The snake voices are so well thought out and the idea of snakes being an unseen ally for the boys (Dean and his Bigger You!) is intriguing. The magic is seamlessly woven into the case fic, and feels like a totally believable addition to what is otherwise a purely canon verse. The story is well written, the boys are in character and there's a very satisfying mix of SPN's best bits - humour, suspense, mild horror, and a problem to solve.
Nine-tenths of the law
A powerful and engrossing case fic which also provides a unique fix for the archangel condom plotline of seasons 4-5. There is something very beguiling about vodou, and I'm surprised it doesn't turn up in more fanfics. I think I've only read one, maybe two that touch on this world, and this one is so well written and colourful, it feels effortless. I didn't get the overpowering sense of place I've encountered in other stories set in Lousiana (I think it was Big Pink's SPN fanfic turned into a book I'm thinking of that did that particular trick so well you were almost sweating the humidity alongside the characters) but it didn't matter, because the story was gripping and original.
The Sixth Day
A beautifully written afterlife (and after the show) ficlet. This is the kind of ending that isn't an ending at all, but the next steps for Team Free Will 2.0, and it is gentle, and a little bit messed up, but simply perfect. All four lives are intertwined in this eternity, and the feeling of love and caring is strong - seriously, I envy a writer who can convey so much in so few words.
spn_summergen offerings so far. These are ones that have stood out for me in some way from the rest. It doesn't mean the rest aren't good or worth a look!The Snake Which Cannot Cast its Skin -
Dean the snake whisperer - what a fabulous and original premise! The snake voices are so well thought out and the idea of snakes being an unseen ally for the boys (Dean and his Bigger You!) is intriguing. The magic is seamlessly woven into the case fic, and feels like a totally believable addition to what is otherwise a purely canon verse. The story is well written, the boys are in character and there's a very satisfying mix of SPN's best bits - humour, suspense, mild horror, and a problem to solve.
Nine-tenths of the law
A powerful and engrossing case fic which also provides a unique fix for the archangel condom plotline of seasons 4-5. There is something very beguiling about vodou, and I'm surprised it doesn't turn up in more fanfics. I think I've only read one, maybe two that touch on this world, and this one is so well written and colourful, it feels effortless. I didn't get the overpowering sense of place I've encountered in other stories set in Lousiana (I think it was Big Pink's SPN fanfic turned into a book I'm thinking of that did that particular trick so well you were almost sweating the humidity alongside the characters) but it didn't matter, because the story was gripping and original.
The Sixth Day
A beautifully written afterlife (and after the show) ficlet. This is the kind of ending that isn't an ending at all, but the next steps for Team Free Will 2.0, and it is gentle, and a little bit messed up, but simply perfect. All four lives are intertwined in this eternity, and the feeling of love and caring is strong - seriously, I envy a writer who can convey so much in so few words.