I'm not a fan of slash, but the story is written so well and everything is so well explained and logically consistent, that i began thinking it's possible for El and Sands to be together. I still prefer them being enemies-friends, like they are in some of your other stories, but the Still Standing trilogy is gorgeous!

Except the little kiss-scene, the story is so great! I enjoy reading, happily avoiding all the slashy things)))

wow! i love all your stories about el/sands! cant get enough from that:) write more!

I've reread this twice now and it was just as good the second time around. Really fabulous work. Your style is beautiful and I plan on reading your more recent stories so that I can see what I'm missing out. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent.

Becky,

It’s been a while since I first read your OUATIM trilogy, and I know I should have left you a review earlier, even now I should leave you a review per chapter, or at least one per story, but I simply wouldn’t know what to say.

Your trilogy is simply amazing. The fact is that it’s not the kind of stories I usually like, therefore there are many things in your stories that I wouldn’t normally like. I’m not sure how I feel about them, really. But I do know that your stories are wonderful, because you, my dear, are a wonderful writer. Your style is simply amazing. It flows ever so smoothly and then suddenly goes out of its way just to get at you, give you a good punch, so to speak. You have a way to capture the reader’s imagination with the words, to let them flow like a melody. You present the readers with the characters inside and out, with all their numerous nuances, and somehow we can understand it all, and we believe it all.

Your descriptions are wonderful too, and the reader can not only picture what is going on, but also feel it, touch it, even smell it. You certainly have a rare talent that blends in action, dialogues, psychology, and narration.

So, I just wanted to let you know how much your writing style impressed me, and thank you for sharing your talent with us all on the Internet. I read you want to become a professional writer, and well, you obviously have it in you!

Best,

Limmy

very well-written! this is an overall review so as not to repeat myself.

I purposely skipped your Author’s notes because you’d warn us and I didn’t want to be spoiled! I hate to read summaries too, for the same reason (but I’m glad I read this summary). Some parts got so slashy I diverted my attention to other webpages for minutes at a time – hour or two sometimes. I didn’t know I was so uptight with slash, but I was determined to finish every chapter, because the story was intriguing. And they were LONG too, damn, never was their a dull moment. If this was a DVD they’d be little “deleted scenes” if you know what I’m saying… not many cutting room floor type passages.

I would have liked you to take a shot at a slash sex scene, instead of immediately saying it wouldn’t come out right or whatever. Hmm, you’re a very good detail writer; oh what details you can come up with in an El/Sands romp. and what a lover El was! the passionate kind are hard to come by, ardent feelings of the slashy wise is rarely portrayed in a man so lethal as he, so it's nice to read someone's work as to how they think he'd get along with Sands.

random pointless note: I think you’ve realized by now the priest “Salome” (or whatever) in the church scene of OUTM was in fact not intended to be Sands as Salome but Salome as a separate character. When El said, “That was you!” I had a fit of giggles though, ‘cause watching the movie I almost knew instantly it was Sands..er..Depp.

SWEET ending! *aw...* hope i made sense!

I think you oughta write more about Sands. don't get me wrong but I just have the opinion that you like El more than wondering how this is possible, I mean El's cool and all but Sands,he's just the best guy boyfiend Tom is very much like him.(except for the killing)and that's actually why I go steady with him.(and 'coz he looks really great)Tommy,I love you!

WOW. I usually don't like slash, but this was actually good. I'm amazed. Please, keep writin', I would love to read another one of your stories.

Marvelous ending to a marvelous trilogy. I'm not sure when it started, but somewhere between the first and the third fic, you've managed to take Rodriguez' characters and mold them, ever so delicately, into your own. Subtle changes but believable to where you could pull these ideas off without a single hitch. Good stuff.

Regards and all that rubbish,

Charlie

*points to floor at feet*

See that? That's my jaw. On the floor. Collecting dust. Eww!

XD Ha. Anyway, just wanted to let you know that THIS particular chapter (note: cliffie) was so Evul. See that? With a capital 'E'. So Evul.

*gasp*

Mm'k. I'm good now. Moving on.

HA! That chapter just made me laugh so hard! Ok..breathe...whoo. Funny stuff.

Hi, yeah, me again! Just wanted to say, wow, your writing is so passionate. It's got a life of it's own in each word and I really enjoy reading it.

Charlie

OMG. There's more? I'm happy right now. So so SO very happy!

This must be the fifth time that I have read this trilogy all the way through, and I love it more every time. _ Love the simplicity of your writing - and before you get offended, what I mean is that you just have to use short, to-the-point sentences and you convey everything you want perfectly in just a few words. Incredibly effective. Mostly though, I just love how well you convey Sands and El. I have to say, some of what you write isn't exactly what I imagine the characters saying in the movie or whatnot, but you needn't worry about that, as you have far exceeded that and built upon the characters to the point where I think you can do whatever the hell you like with them and get away with it, no problem! _~ Everything is believeable, everything is well-thought out, everything is perfect - to put it simply. _~ Love your writing (That reminds me: wishing you the best of luck for all your publishing ventures!) and thank you so much for writing these stories - someday I hope to write as well as you.

~Talamh

i have read all these stories and i think this one is my fave. i'm glad Sands had finally found some1 he can love and b loved by (2 bad it wasn't me lol) i hope he and el can find peace. great fic u are amazing i hope u get your work published you a talented writing your plots are well thought out and run smoothly amazing! Hope you write another fic soon! You are very good at having sands in character which is very hard 2 do. I don't know what else 2 say apart from i wanted 2 keep going cos i wanted 2 see the end but i'm sad it's over! God what a long review sorry! well dun again!