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Title: All the Best and Brightest Creatures
Author: wordstrings
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 188426 words
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Verse: BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock sent Jim Moriarty to prison for killing Carl Powers at age ten. This is the story of the consequences.

Reccer's comments: Quite simply, one of the most beautiful stories I've ever had the privilege of reading, in any medium. The prose is gorgeous, the emotions are heart-stopping, and the love is transcendent. Sherlock's character arc is stupendously well-written, as are his alternate history with a terrifying Moriarty and his growing relationship with John, and the OCs and secondary characters are vibrant and fully fleshed-out. It's a living, breathing world of its own, and a pretty astonishing feat of storytelling. It's hard to properly praise this story without sounding hyperbolic, but if you've never read it, or have been waiting for it to be completed, now's your chance. It deserves every bit of its fandom fame.

Date: 2016-12-21 03:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] haikitteh.livejournal.com
Amazing review. I've heard of the legendary status but the "asexual" tag always put me off. Your review might just push me to finally crack this story open. Thanks!

Date: 2016-12-23 11:26 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] flywoman.livejournal.com
Wordstrings is the best writer I've read in any fandom ever. I would warn potential readers that this particular story can be really disturbing - read the trigger warnings - but definitely worth it.

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