Reviewer: Deb
Anonymous
Date: 05/09/2009 - 06:07 am
Title: Chapter Three
Intriguing story. Thanks for sharing.
Reviewer: louise39
Anonymous
Date: 04/24/2007 - 01:20 pm
Title: Chapter Three
A n exciting , bittersweet story with many surprises.
The return of a powerful Drusilla who can control Spike was one. Buffy, finally mature enough to understand her emotions and trust them, was another. 'I never could decide which hurt him the most – words or fists.'.
Spike taking on the responsibility to end Drusilla-WOW.
The endingwas perfect- 'My compass is broken. I have to get my bearings back.', wrote Spike and Buffy will wait. thanks
Reviewer: beanbeans Signed
Date: 02/27/2007 - 10:53 am
Title: Chapter Three
BRILLIANT. Brilliant writing, brilliant execution.
I'm officially in love with your fanfic now. :D
Thanks so much for sharing this gem, pennydrdful.
Reviewer: beanbeans Signed
Date: 02/27/2007 - 10:42 am
Title: Chapter Three
You've got me feeling fear, concern, curiosity, even sympathy for all of them. Except Dru, that is... :P
Well done!
Running to read the rest. :)
Reviewer: beanbeans Signed
Date: 02/27/2007 - 10:34 am
Title: Chapter Two
Holy heck! o.O What did Dru do?
Wow! I'm completely hooked-breathing-fast-dying-for-the-next-bit addicted already.
This is fantastic! Well done, pennydrdful!
Reviewer: beanbeans Signed
Date: 02/27/2007 - 10:21 am
Title: Chapter One
Wonderful start! I've just found this story and I'm really enjoying your writing style. You've got me on the egde of my seat, waiting to see how you'll play this out. :)
Reviewer: meggie
Anonymous
Date: 02/09/2007 - 10:49 pm
Title: Chapter Three
This was really amazing. I hope you'll write more. Not necessarily a continuation of this story, because I think it's lovely and brutal and ends perfectly, but I'd love to see more from you.
Spike's brief note at the end just broke me. I think the power of the story is that you can feel yourself getting frustrated with him, imagine just how horrible his words and actions must be to deal with, and see how amazing it is that Buffy can look past it. She gets such a bad wrap in fandom, but on the show and in this fic, her capacity for forgiveness is astounding. Great job.
Reviewer: sta
Anonymous
Date: 01/31/2007 - 08:37 pm
Title: Chapter Three
That was so powerful. I loved it. I would love to read a sequel or an epilogue. I think there was so much depth to such a relatively short story. There is still so much possibility left to this. I hope someday you are inspired enough to tell us more.
Reviewer: sue
Anonymous
Date: 12/30/2006 - 11:47 am
Title: Chapter Three
Again, I say a humdinger of a story. It is brutal and yet clean in its brutality. They all suffer and they are all punished. Buffy rescues Dawn and frees Spike; the room is covered in blood, a dead body, broken bones and dust. Dust. The imprint of evil is heavy and like the dust, it clings.
Your ending with Spike, is just right. He is so greatly affected by his part, his fall from Buffy's grace at the magical exultation of Drusilla ...... only to find tenderness at the last, and kindness, even, as he dusts he beloved Dark Princess.
The message between Buffy and Spike is clear. Her trust, her belief in him, throughout, is intact. He's just got to make peace with himself, first.
This Buffy is the Buffy I like to think emerged at the end of the Series. Mature and strong, full of purpose and empathy and grown into herself. Slayer and Woman. Roles intertwined and separate, when needed.
"Buffy is locked away in a tiny box. She’ll come out when needed."
This whole story has been wonderful. Looking beyond the minutiae of building or destroying relationships, here, they are already formed: up against it, but ready to take on this terrible trial of Spike gone bad. By giving us Buffy in first person, by looking at it all through her eyes -
"The leaf skittering across the concrete at my feet is louder than my voice." your effective narrative zooms in on all the fear, the horror, the pain, both mental and physical. All are punished.
Fantastic end. No near tie-up, but there is hope and - at last - a determined Buffy where Spike is concerned. Unswerving in her love. For him. Well Done!
Reviewer: Squid
Anonymous
Date: 12/29/2006 - 03:37 pm
Title: Chapter Three
Sucks. I don't know if I can say anymore than that. Too much angst...and not enough happy ending. Maybe you could make it better in a sequel?
Reviewer: cordykitten
Anonymous
Date: 12/23/2006 - 05:37 am
Title: Chapter Three
I wonder what he found there in the drawer, something Dru made (how she controls him?) I guess that was what Buffy was looking for. And something did hold him back but Dru is too strong so he told her about Dawn.
Spike broke Buffy's wrist even if she broke the spell? Ah no. ~ And it was Spike who dusted Drusilla. Then he remembers his past now.
Sorry to see it end here. It was a good twist (a new one I haven't read before) but for my liking a bit to open in the end. For me something is missing here, the story ends too abrupt. ~ But the liking are different.
Merry Christmas to you!
Reviewer: kw
Anonymous
Date: 12/21/2006 - 09:58 pm
Title: Chapter Three
Great story, hope there is a sequel
Reviewer: Anne
Anonymous
Date: 12/21/2006 - 02:33 pm
Title: Chapter Three
This was the best fan fiction I have read in years, please more, continue this story, your sign on name penny dreadful, the hotel smelling like pennies (coppery blood)....ssoooo good, I hope you write "real fiction" as well. You deserve to be published.
Reviewer: red_sunflower
Anonymous
Date: 12/21/2006 - 12:57 pm
Title: Chapter One
I enjoyed very much your style, you did a good narration of the events, the result was a nice flow of the story. Thank you very much for that.
I hope you are thinking about writing a sequel though. It would be ice to know the reasons of why Dru did what she did. Hope you post soon.
Reviewer: Elizabeth Anne Summers Signed
Date: 12/21/2006 - 02:30 am
Title: Chapter Three
YOU CANT END IT THERE!!! THATS JUST WROOOONG!!!
Reviewer: hotlipedjen
Anonymous
Date: 12/21/2006 - 02:26 am
Title: Chapter Three
I agree with the others...sequel.
Reviewer: pfeifferpack Signed
Date: 12/21/2006 - 12:11 am
Title: Chapter Three
You DO know that this demands a sequel don't you? LOL Well written story. I have always felt sorry for Dru but she IS evil and this was totally in character for her to do under all the circumstances. Well done.
Kathleen
Reviewer: silly_bint
Anonymous
Date: 12/20/2006 - 10:55 pm
Title: Chapter Three
I have loved reading this story from the beginning and am very glad that you posted it. I would love to read more of your FFs and hope that you will keep posting. Your writing is incredibly fluid and the ending was more than fitting. Wonderful job!
Reviewer: kim
Anonymous
Date: 12/20/2006 - 06:45 pm
Title: Chapter Three
Nice ending. Fitting....he does have a lot to work through. His soul is probably screaming.
Reviewer: time of change
Anonymous
Date: 12/20/2006 - 03:38 pm
Title: Chapter Three
You made me cry.
Seriously, this story has been a joy from start to finish. It's an original idea, and so very well written. I felt breathless after finishing each chapter. I'm sorry to see it end, but I hope you'll continue to write fanfic. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Reviewer: Syl
Anonymous
Date: 12/20/2006 - 02:48 pm
Title: Chapter Three
Very interesting! The ending was somewhat unexpected but surprisingly appropriate. Nice job and thank you for sharing your talents.
Reviewer: cordykitten
Anonymous
Date: 12/13/2006 - 04:07 pm
Title: Chapter Three
I wonder why Spike is so different (what Dru did)... because if Spike still has his soul it should make him feel guilty (but it doesn't). It makes him guilty, therefore he's so skinny. Still this is something he wouldn't normally do, didn't do it before. I still blame Dru for the brainwashing.
I wonder if Spike really would kill Dawn giving the chance.
Reviewer: Elizabeth Anne Summers Signed
Date: 12/12/2006 - 02:45 am
Title: Chapter Three
*beats Spike in the head and pouts* Bastard
Reviewer: kw
Anonymous
Date: 12/11/2006 - 12:37 am
Title: Chapter Three
Unique, look foward to more
Reviewer: cordykitten
Anonymous
Date: 12/03/2006 - 08:03 am
Title: Chapter Two
I'm glad Buffy wants to have Spike back and not to kill him.
Spike is really different, threatening to kill Dawn.
And the kills he talks of that he and Dru did? Why is he so skinny then? Doesn't make a lot of sense or he is lying or imaging it.
Looking forward to more!
