I can't remember if I read any of these books. But this was so well-written, maybe I should go to the library. I usually tend not to look at fanfics of stories I'm not familiar with, though I found this one to be pretty universal. Conversations like this would never happen in real life (probably), but the truth about this is that I can't choose a favorite part.

Oh. My. Gosh.

Why didn't I come her earlier? And I mean years earlier. I've known the Penderwicks for over five years, and I loved them from the first moment.
Of course, I didn't even know what Fanfiction is, back then. I didn't speak English well enough to read something like this, but anyway. When I found FF-world (thanks to Phineas and Ferb), when I spent hours and hours reading fanfictions about PnF, about Youtubers, everything - did it ever occur to me that there could be something about the Penderwicks, here, in this Universe?
No. How could I be this stupid? After all of this time... Skye and Jeffrey were the first persons I shipped, without even knowing what shipping is, of course. I even wrote Fanfictions, small Drabbles in Germen, about the Penderwicks, without even knowing what Fanfiction is. That I'm not the only one who does this.
Then, I was on vacation, for two weeks, in France. I didn't have my Laptop to read Ffs, so I finally found the time to read books again, and I think you can imagine which four books I chose.
And I swear, no matter how often I read it, I'll always cry.
It was wonderful, and this was when I first thought: Why shouldn't there be Penderwick Fanfictions? Not in German, of course, but in English...
So as soon as I came back, I searched for them, and I found them. I found so many of them, and I was so... I don't know, so shocked, surprised, I won't find the right word in English. I had no idea where to start.
But since Skyffrey (is that the Ship-name?) has always been my thing, I started with this very story.

And oh my gosh, I don't know if every Penderwick Ff is like this, and I highly doubt it, but if they are only half as good, I totally know what I'm gonna do the next weeks, in stead of homework.
This story is amazing, and I really don't know what else to say. It's a piece of art, it's perfect. It has this wonderful Penderwick-style, I don't know how to call it. It fits, and they are both very in Character - but your own, special style of writing made this as unique as it is. It kinda makes the reader dream, totally forget everything around, and dive into this small world in there.
It is very professional, yes, but it also has this innocent tone that I love so much from Jeanne Birdsall.
And dude - it will totally happen like this. I hope it so much.

I could write so much more, but I don't find the words, and I need breakfast anyway. I'm gonna check your profile out, your other stories, and of course the other Penderwick stories, and I thank you for being the beginning of something, as I hope, beautiful.
Thank you so much,
Marie
PS: And sorry for writing so much about me and not so much about the story, I hope you can understand how I feel right now.

I know I'm a little late for reviewing, but seriously, I can't help it. These pieces are absolute and utter perfection. Everything just fits together so beautifully and your writing is heart-shatteringly amazing. It always leaves me speechless. :)

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read. In awe. You have so much talent.

Um . . . Speechless? Wow. That's all I can say. And then pray that this is somehow telepathically transmitted to Birdsall's mind, because this is what they should be, this is what they deserve. Thank you.

THIS... IS... SO... POSALUTLY... FANTRABULOUS!

wow. wo. wow. holy shit. thank you. i have a millionnthings to say. i can't put them into words like you, though.

Oh my gosh this is amazing! I really loved how the breaks were inserted at the perfect times. This is totally why I love Skeffrey and works like this keep me believing in Skeffrey even when TPiS was a disaster in terms of Skeffrey. Please write more one- shots like this, they're great!

Good, God, girl. This is insane! I'll never be able to completely understand how you do it. How you can make my heart swell up in my throat and tears swell up in my eyes and leave me so emotionally frustrated and yet totally satisfied all at the same time.

I know I'm overly emotional anyways when it comes to this series, and to this relationship, but you put me in more anguish than anyone else (including Birdsall). :-)

I love seeing you peel back the layers of Jeffrey so well, especially when I've been having such a hard time understanding HOW HE COULD BE SUCH A DOUFUS ABOUT ALL THIS! But you've taken me under again; now I'm sypathizing with him, at least a little.

This is beautiful, heartbreaking, and painful in the best possible way. Thank you for this.

also, i love how you portrayed skye's confusion and hurt. it makes everything so complicated, and i thunk thats exactly how skye would respond. :)

This broke my heart. Period. I love the chronology and the careful diction. Beautiful and so very Skye and Jeffrey. I'm so looking forward to reading Penderwick 4. Perhaps you could write more chapter with this? Extended into the future with your imagination and write more? You are so so good! Well done!

I. Love. This. I don't think i'm the only one to think you are better than the real thing. Just please do what you do. LOVE IT!

I actually liked TPIS. The end of Batty's relationship with Hound tore at my heart. I couldn't relate to Skye, Jane and Jeffery's troubles (desipte being nearly the same age as them), but Batty's? Oh, my heart aches for her and I almost teared up. I think that part struck me, because no matter how much you love your animals, no matter how much you do, you are always left feeling as if you could have done more when the end comes.
I also enjoyed that Skye and Jeffery didn't get together…because I don't "ship" them. (I know, I know. Please don't injure me.) I don't think they would do well together. I don't necessarily think Jane and Jeffery should be together, but I think that she would be better for Jeffery.
And now I've started rambling and forgotten to tell you that your writing is lovely. It's a fresh change of pace from Birdsall's light and sometimes flowery prose. Which is not to say I don't love it, but it is very nice to read something about the sisters that is a bit more nitty-gritty.

Let go. Let go. Let go.

How very tear-inducing of you. Please PM me so we can fangirl over the Penderwicks in Spring.

That was so perfect. Perfect. Perfect. Perfect.

Goldie put Frank in a box.