by FlynnTalwar
I’m adding this story to my favorites. You have real talent, this is a great read, I smiled and laughed and on occasions did both at the same time. A great read, you did well with this and it’s well worth the five stars I gave it. Please keep this up.
Very sweet tale, well written, with well-developed characters and a hopeful attitude. 5*.
Even if I hadn't read a bunch of LW BTB's lately, this was a great story.
Thanks - 5*
Excellent story. You just keep knocking out nicely written, well plotted stories. Good on you!
Nice story but there were a few items that didn’t make sense.
Juno’s willingness to screw him in the limo didn’t quite fit her personality or the story line.
Why she gaslit him because of what others were saying showed her to be rather shallow. This also seemed to be a simple plot device that was out of place.
Why didn’t he tell her early on his true name? And why didn’t she recognize him?
Great backstories, strong character development, and a really fun plot. Fine work. Even some Canadian cultural differences. Thanks.
Great piece of writing, well executed and with an element of ‘too good to be true’ which enhances any good story. I almost didn’t read it due to your warning about the exchangeability of the names as I hate name confusion, but you didn’t need the warning here as it was only a stage name and the whole thing really only had two characters.
Wow, this is really humbling. Especially SouthernCrossfire commenting, who's a legend here?! Was not expecting this. Thanks, everyone. 💛
I’m from the GTA and know most of the places you mentioned…. Should have wrote that winter lately is an every other year thing depending where you are lol
Great story!!!
I do like your style of writing and I do like your style of dealing with 'sexual social matters' (i.e. consent, giving everybody his/her own image of relationships/their own time, space and fantasies to develop a relationship).
But - it's a big But: I don't think I like the Fairy Tale aspects: Neither does Felipe need to be a famous and well off actor, nor does Juno need to be a world class (screen) writer at the end.
2 degrees less succesful would have been as impressive, but still much more relatable and realistic.
Nevertheless keep up the good work. I'm looking forward to your next story.
This story is excellent, where it’s been a while since a story has caused me to ignore the things I should actually be doing in life, which is what this one did. Suffice to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it. 5 Stars!
I did like this a lot, but please when writing stories about farms or growing crops look stuff up. 100 acres isn’t squat. As a square that’s about 600 yards on a side or meters give or take. Plop a house in the center of that and any decent telephoto lens will get a clear detailed picture. The amount of food that could be grown on it wouldn’t feed the crew that was described as working there. I have seen this in other writers as to the reality of “feeding” homeless people off of a few city lots. Some very tasty vegetables can be grown there but even a big garden like we had growing up , about two city lots didn’t even grow enough vegefor a family of six for the year. During the summer we gave away what we couldn’t can, dry or freeze. But by February we were buying vegetables until June when the first stuff was ready.
Nice story. Yes it is a fairy story, but a good one. The characters have flaws and seem human. Tis helped me suspend disbelief. Five stars.
That's even more of a tale than your previous ones. Anyway, I'm sure there's a next "Sandalwood" eventually
5 stars - another great story and thankfully with a Canadian flair.
Keep writing, because they just keep getting better.
You guys are really kind. But it's also funny that you're messing me up a bit. So far I've read here that some people love the fairy tale aspect, while others prefer more realistic stories.
And someone's actually waiting for another part to Sandalwood or another story *like* Sandalwood? I'll always be in love with Cole Gundersen, seeing as how he was my first, but I'm going to let him and Maya rest.
Thanks so much for sharing in my obsession with me. Glad to see my nights staring at the ceiling, figuring out plotholes haven't been for naught.
great, well written, engaged me all the way.
A little fairy tale - ish -- but that is what this site is all about
Gotta agree with the farm size comment - if you ever do an edit make it 10,000 acres (4000 ha)
Please do NOT stop writing
Totally loved this. Nico helping Felipe figure it out was the perfect clincher to bring them back together. Thank you!
What a thoroughly wonderful read. Really helped give a pick-me-up since I'm feeling under the weather. Always enjoy learning more about the GTA. Can't wait to read your next story.
"I dOn'T wAnT tO bRiNg a ChIlD iNtO tHiS wOrLd"
Good lord, your stories sometimes sound like screeds with eugenicist, anti-human bullshit like this. She's not a good person for going behind her husband's back. I finished reading, but that shit ruined the story.
Dear Anonymous -"I dOn'T wAnT tO bRiNg a ChIlD......"
Where does it hurt? What did the bad man do to you?
Thanks FlynnTalwer
Excellent writing, feels like actual conversation. Which is a high bar that not many achieve.
Juno is a lovely person, devoting so much of her life to helping disadvantaged people. It is wonderful that this led to her finding the love of her life.