Yet more Bones fic recs (part III)

[astridv]

A few of these I may have mentioned earlier but again, I want them all collected in one place. (Earlier recs posts here and here) Let me know if any of the links don't work for you.


Servare Vitas by newscaper (ffn link)[eta full rec:]
"To Save Lives. A Bones Novel. COMPLETE! Brennan helps Booth try to lay old ghosts to rest as he becomes a sniper for the FBI, a decision with life and death consequences that could change everything. BoothBrennan. Lang&Viol."
Novel length (make that a long novel, at 99,000 words); Spoilers: none beyond season one

(In the interest of full disclosure, I'm one of the beta readers of this fic as well as the cover artist so I'm not what you'd call unbiased - but I swear I had all but typed this rec before I got involved in any kind. I've been sitting on the rec all this time because I was waiting for the story to be finished, seeing as a lot of people don't read WIP.)

"Servare Vitas" is centered around Booth and his army sniper background. The story has got all my fanfic reader's heart desires: an evocative writing style, an effortless blend of romance and action, a fantastic plot, convincing characterization. We get some more backstory for Booth, backstory which brings yet more depth to his character and ties in neatly with the plot. I don’t want to spoil the plot itself so I’ll leave it at that - trust me, you want to be surprised.

The writing: very descriptive, with a staggering level of technical detail (and I mean, staggering) which adds to the overall sense of realism; it’s intense, at times unsparing in its depiction of violence, but never in danger of going overboard or slipping into melodrama.

... and on top of it, we got a tension level that keeps inexplicably rising until the reader is reduced to a nervous wreck, compulsively checking the web for story updates.

Or maybe that was just me. ;o)

Probably the best fic I've read in this fandom thus far. Even if you have little interest in fanfic, I'd urge you to give this one a try. Yup, yet another fanfic that beats the officially published tie-in novel hands down.

Conversations Between Doctors and
Examinations (sequel) by tesla321
Bones/House crossover
Love the language and the sense of humour... watching Brennan and House analyze the heck out of each other is fun. Tesla has a terrific handle on Brennan. All the characters, in fact. And as much as I like the Booth/Brennan chemistry, it's nice to see her paired with someone else, just for a change.

Applications by tesla321
The banter is spot on, and the x-files references put a big smile on my face.

Expectations by landrews
Challenge reply. Booth and Jack in the mini-Cooper.
I love the writing style and the mood of the story. Very convincing Booth voice.

8 Simple Rules for Dating Dr Temperance Brennan by krys33
Neat little ficlet, well structured and funny, with great timing. B/B

Analysis and Demonstration by sor_bet
Hodgins/Zack; PG. slashy, funny, in-character vignette. The ending cracked me up.

The Boy at the Building Site by imloopy
"Dr Brennan is called in when a boy's body is found at a building site. Agent Booth wants to help out but he has problems of his own. Can they help and support each other?"
WIP but updated almost every other day [eta: now complete, 38,500 words]. Casefile; Mystery/Romance; B/B.

A Real Vacation by imloopy
"Agent Booth is in hospital. Bones offers to care for Parker temporarily. But will it turn out to be the real vacation she was imagining? How close do you feel to someone by living their life? And will Parker ever learn to ride his bike?"
[eta: now complete, 32,000 words]
The premise sounds similar to tempecameron's Maternal Instinct - Brennan looking after Parker - but this turns out to be a completely different approach. A character-driven story, which hits just the right note... not too fluffy.

The Body at the Beach by rightersblock
Romance/Mystery, B/B. Long casefile (over 70,000 words)

B/B One Sentence Challenge
Quite an interesting concept. 50 single sentences... which in this case tell a full story. Challenge reply.

And a vid rec, yo:
Cops by angdelia Song: Bad Boys by Inner Circle
I haven't found many Bones vids I like yet; I'm just not much for romantic vids which seem to pose the majority at the moment. This one's on the funny side. Great timing, too.

That's all I can think of right now, though I suspect I lost a few bookmarks when my computer finally gave up the ghost for good. There're a couple WIPs which started very promising but haven't been updated in a while, and a few completed fics I haven't got around to reading yet. That'll be something for another post.

Comments

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

you are the bestest.

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Aw, shucks
;o)

[krys33.livejournal.com]

Yay!

*scurries off to read*

And one of mine! Sweet.

[astridv.livejournal.com]

:o)

[tesla321.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I really enjoyed the vid, too.

[astridv.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. And yeah, that vid is very cool. I'm looking for more in the same vein, but they're not easy to find.

[makd.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Astrid! You are my guide to the best of Bones.... :-)

[astridv.livejournal.com]

Best of Bones, I like that. I'm still hoping that a few people other than you and me will start reccing, so we could compile a nice long list of Bones fic. As long as it's just links, it's not that much work (I'm not doing the archiving thing again :P)

[symm76.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[astridv.livejournal.com]

My pleasure :)