Reviewer: ScarlettDuck Signed
Date: 10/10/2012 - 02:26 pm
Title: Blast from the Past
I really liked this story, along with its first installment (Innocence Found), though I feel a little short-changed by the wrap-up after the spell and the epilogue on this one. I feel like since this one was part of a vengeance (justice?) wish, there should have been more discussion and overall payoff from the lessons learned. I feel like that wasn't explored/explained enough. Also, there was an awful lot of setting up Spike and Buffy to really explore family planning/wishes/decisions (there ARE ways... adoption, surrogacy, spells, and probably a whole host of other supernatural devices); and it only got a brief brush-off. Great story/premise... lots of avenues for exploration/analysis. Also, it felt like we learned quite a bit about why adult Xander and Angel ended up the way they did, but not much about Rupert or Willow... I'm realizing this fic really did open up a lot of possible character development opportunities!
Reviewer: ScarlettDuck Signed
Date: 10/10/2012 - 12:52 pm
Title: Fancy Free
Just a quick note... read "Innocence Found" just before this one, and though you said there would be no Dawn, you did use "Spike helped with Dawn while Buffy was dead" as a reason to see Spike as not as evil aas previously thought (might have been Giles spouting that reason, can't really remember). When I saw that comment, I thought maybe you were having Dawn exist, just that she wouldn't appear in the story, but in this chapter you have Buffy reminiscing about being an only child. Just need to clean up that little inconsistency!
Reviewer: Kimberly L
Anonymous
Date: 07/14/2009 - 12:28 am
Title: Blast from the Past
Both stories were awesome, but this one, you really captured the angst of growing up in subparenting homes, you made me cry and laugh, loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewer: Nicka
Anonymous
Date: 08/23/2008 - 03:02 am
Title: Blast from the Past
Loved both of these stories. More please soon.
Reviewer: Alien
Anonymous
Date: 02/11/2007 - 01:46 pm
Title: Blast from the Past
I love it but what happened to willow she didnt kill her self did she?
Reviewer: nmcil
Anonymous
Date: 11/03/2006 - 10:52 am
Title: Blast from the Past
Total Treat reading your As Kiddies Stories - and while I feel really sorry about Willow missing at the end, I really like that you stayed with the original treatment of Tara and Willow splitting up. I love the idea of a relationship between Tara and Giles - it would be so great if you did a story based on that potential relationship. Congratulations on this work, just enough love and happy ending and while filled with sugar and spice it did not all melt down into sugary goo.
Reviewer: Wolfram_and_Hart Signed
Date: 07/19/2006 - 01:04 pm
Title: Blast from the Past
Awesome story! I can't wait for the next story you post.
Author's Response: Thanks, hon. Glad you enjoyed this one.
Reviewer: cordykitten
Anonymous
Date: 07/18/2006 - 06:28 am
Title: Blast from the Past
Years past, huh? And a meeting soon... Anya and Xander expecting their first child? Good that he is better now with his demon hate. Seems as if all came by early *gg* (Oh, except of Angel). Good that Tara expected it. So Tara did never go back to Willow. Instead may her and Giles got together. And Willow? She doesn't same to fit again in their little family. Instead Buffy became friends with Cordelia. ~ Too bad it's over now. Loved reading it :)
Author's Response: *smiles* yeah, I just changed a few of the relationships around, and I'm happy with the way they ended up. Willow's just gonna have to grow up on her own. So happy you enjoyed reading.
Reviewer: PhotographyNut
Anonymous
Date: 07/17/2006 - 08:29 pm
Title: Blast from the Past
Really great fic! Loved it!
Author's Response: Thanks for your kind words, pet.
Reviewer: ash
Anonymous
Date: 07/17/2006 - 08:02 pm
Title: Blast from the Past
absolutely loved it.
Author's Response: **beams happily**
Reviewer: golddrake
Anonymous
Date: 07/16/2006 - 09:53 pm
Title: Aftermath
great chapter
Author's Response: Many thanks.
Reviewer: PhotographyNut
Anonymous
Date: 07/16/2006 - 07:16 pm
Title: Aftermath
Wonderful chapter! Can't believe the gift Xander gave Spike!
Author's Response: Xander's gift was actually very sweet. Nothing like a teddy bear with fangs, eh? *grins*
Reviewer: ash
Anonymous
Date: 07/16/2006 - 07:03 pm
Title: Aftermath
i loved every single detail of this chapter and am still willing to beg for another one.
Author's Response: Thanks ash. You made me smile.
Reviewer: cordykitten
Anonymous
Date: 07/16/2006 - 01:50 pm
Title: Aftermath
Awe, Angel and the pics? That was cute. I'm glad that he acknowledge too that Buffy is Spike's. That chapter was too cute *snff* :) And it seems as if things are getting slowly better (Angel, Willow and Xander). So only one chapter more to go.. I'll miss it.
Author's Response: Somewhat better, indeed. Glad you enjoyed it, hon. All good things... well, you know how it goes.
Reviewer: Wolfram_and_Hart Signed
Date: 07/16/2006 - 01:17 pm
Title: Aftermath
Very nice. Very realistic and emotional aftermath of the whole kid thing.
Author's Response: Thank you. We do our best to make it as realistic as a fic like this can be.
Reviewer: Wolfram_and_Hart Signed
Date: 07/16/2006 - 01:02 pm
Title: Showtime
It's official, you overloaded the cuteness scale.
Author's Response: I hope that's a good thing in your opinion. **smiles**
Reviewer: halfpastdead
Anonymous
Date: 07/16/2006 - 12:20 pm
Title: Aftermath
i love this one the best it mae me cry andi dont do that easly
Author's Response: I'm pleased the chapter moved you.
Reviewer: cordykitten
Anonymous
Date: 07/16/2006 - 05:07 am
Title: Showtime
Cute how Tara did convince Angel to come to the movie theater. ~ Well at last Buffy and Spike had a bit of alone time before Giles arrived.. feeling bad. Oh FUNNNNNNN now all children are ill (well except Angel). Buffy gets more than she wished for, huh? But they are back to normal now. Willow and Xander didn't talk a lot. ~ Looking forward to the next part!
Author's Response: Glad you liked the interaction between adults and children. Reactions are coming up.
Reviewer: PhotographyNut
Anonymous
Date: 07/15/2006 - 10:08 pm
Title: Showtime
Boy, not a thank you from anyone! Great chapter!
Author's Response: Thank you, and I'm sure we'll find out how they feel next chapter. *grins*
Reviewer: ash
Anonymous
Date: 07/15/2006 - 09:36 pm
Title: Showtime
they could have said something...anything, a thank you maybe...At least Giles said something i mean it wasnt a thank you but at least he acknowledged there presence. I'm gonna miss them being small but i'm also looking forward to seeing how they react to the events that took place during the week. I loved the chapter and can only beg for another...and i will..beg i mean...
Author's Response: Don't be too hard on 'em. I think they just need some time to process things. Reactions coming up.
Reviewer: golddrake
Anonymous
Date: 07/15/2006 - 07:47 pm
Title: Showtime
great chapter
Author's Response: Thank you.
Reviewer: Wolfram_and_Hart Signed
Date: 07/15/2006 - 01:09 am
Title: Little Rascals
You're dialogue is great.
“Ha! Speechless! And they said it couldn’t be done.” Buffy doubled over with laughter. “Rendered powerless by my mouth alone… and… and I think I’d better stop while I’m ahead.”
LMAO!
Author's Response: Thanks so much for your kind words. It's always nice to be entertaining.
Reviewer: PhotographyNut
Anonymous
Date: 07/14/2006 - 09:07 pm
Title: Little Rascals
Great chapter! Can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Tomorrow, love.
Reviewer: cordykitten
Anonymous
Date: 07/14/2006 - 04:35 pm
Title: Little Rascals
Awe :) Stupid Xander though. He brought himself and Spike in danger. But he is just a kid. Good Spike could get him back. ~ Cute :) The photo-shots, too.
Author's Response: Little kids just don't get it. Only five years old, after all.
Reviewer: halfpastdead
Anonymous
Date: 07/14/2006 - 04:18 pm
Title: Little Rascals
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agaun i say more brilliant
as a mother i can realy see where spike is coming from you never shold hate your kids its just the things they do some times
ooo if i ever got hold of xanders folks well .........
brill fantastic keep writing
Author's Response: The power of words in a child's ears can certainly cause a lot of damage. I, too, have said some things I've had to apologize to my sons for. But, we're only human.
