Reviews For Sanctuary
Name: kyndria1521 reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Apr 30, 2012 08:35 pm
again i love it

Author's Response: Thanks so much. It's a very dark and tangly story, so it's not for everyone. I'm really glad you liked this. :)
Name: openskys reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Jan 30, 2011 11:00 pm
This story was very dark but very very good.

Author's Response: Thank you. It's not an easy topic, and I wasn't in a happy place as I wrote it, so I think a lot of it got transferred into this. I'm glad you liked it.
Name: msm_2011simonebb reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Dec 11, 2010 04:43 pm
great story...... i'm glad draco was able to help ginny overcome her past... i like somewhat dark plot...

Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it. It's not an easy topic to deal with, and I didn't take an easy route in exploring it, either. They're both really broken in this story, and they're not fixed at the end. But at least they're ready to start moving on, which is sometimes all you can really hope for.
Name: Merrick reviewed One - Battleground on Jun 19, 2010 06:45 am
Brilliant! Loved every moment of it. Listening to Jem's 'Finally Woken' while reading it made it even better. =)

Author's Response: This was a difficult story for me to write because of the headspace I was in when I wrote it. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Name: astopperindeath reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Jun 12, 2009 04:59 am
this was lovely and so well written. thank you!

Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it. It was a difficult story to write, given the mood and subject, but I think it all came together fairly well at the end.
Name: GoldenFawkes reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Jun 08, 2009 08:23 pm
I've never seen an evil Luna before, I don't think. I'd like to smack her around.

Author's Response: lol. Well, she's not evil, per se. She's doing what she thinks is right for all parties involved. *We* don't agree with her, obviously, but Luna doesn't think like the rest of us. She honestly thinks she's helping Ginny.
Name: cindy reviewed One - Battleground on Jan 04, 2009 11:56 pm
wow!!i am speechless!i mean in the starting when i came to know all abt ginny i just wanted to cry but the way the story progressed is simply superb!!i love your draco,how he handled things,how he adjusted with the situations and his whole charecter,but the way you portrayed ginny is very emotional..she seemed very weak and fragile in your story but as the story progresses you adjust to that..i did hate your luna by the end and i would have liked if draco would have found his mother..good work anyways!i hope you would have written more to it..

Author's Response: Thanks. This is a really dark story, and I wrote it while I was in a dark place myself. I think that's why their emotions resonate so much. Nobody is really evil or pure in this, and everyone is guilty of something. The end feels finished to me, and I really don't have anything else in mind for these versions of the characters. Narcissa didn't really figure into this at all, because Draco doesn't need her. He's a different person than he was when he left England, and his life as David is complete without her. Narcissa would have likely rebuilt her life and found some measure of peace in it.
Name: SofieQue reviewed One - Battleground on Oct 10, 2008 09:16 pm
Amazing Story. Wish you would continue it. :)

The way Ginny's thoughts and ideas are portrayed have really stuck close to home. Her experiences basically parallel mine.

All I need now is a Draco! [frowns] :D:D

thanks so much for this...Its been a delight to read.

Author's Response: I dunno. This is pretty much finished for me, at least emotionally. I dont' really have questions left to answer, which is really what spurs on sequels for me. I was on a really dark kick when I wrote this story, and it helped to purge those feelings from me. I think that's why it resonates so much with people. I'm glad you enjoyed it, dark as it was. :)
Name: dristi reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Jul 23, 2008 08:48 am
hi, your story is fantastic! the first chapters were a bit difficult, but after that i couldn't stop reading! the story left me speechless and i truly don't think there are enough words to praise this beautiful story.....thnx again for wonderful hours of reading....

Author's Response: Thank you so much for taking the time to read it. This is definitely a very dark, bleak story, and it certainly doesn't pull any punches. They're all so flawed and broken, painfully so, and even the glimmer of hope at the end doesn't completely undo that. Still, I am glad that it worked out and that the first few chapters didn't completely turn you off. :)
Name: tinamarie reviewed Five - Discovery on Jul 16, 2008 05:40 pm
Ok so Gin's a killer and Pansy isn't crazy...I know this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Author's Response: *nods* Part of what made this difficult to write is that everyone is so layered and that there's no easy answer to anything.
Name: tinamarie reviewed Four - Explanations on Jul 16, 2008 05:33 pm
Will Draco be able to save this shell of Gin?

Author's Response: Well, saying at this point would be giving it away, wouldn't it? :)
Name: tinamarie reviewed Three - Connection on Jul 16, 2008 05:22 pm
Man she is one messed up Ginny. She has some mental scars that go deeeeep. It is almost scary reading her like this but it is very fresh approach and I'm totally addicted.

Author's Response: I'm glad the dark overtones to this aren't completely turning you off. It's definitely not a pretty story, and it was pretty hard to write on a few different levels. Usually everyone writes Ginny as such a bright and bubbly personality, and I try to explore the darker possibilities since I don't see it so often.
Name: tinamarie reviewed Two - Acceptance on Jul 16, 2008 01:51 pm
This is pretty disturbing and I'm not even talking about the fact that Draco took full advantage of her in her sleep. She has some demons and they need to be released.

Author's Response: *nods* It's not a happy fic. It's supposed to be fairly disturbing, and it's fairly dark. It goes pretty bad before there's hope for Ginny getting any better, unfortunately.
Name: luvtheweasleys reviewed Twelve - Resolution on May 07, 2008 03:04 pm
That was different from anything I have ever read in a D/G fic. A very sad, and pathetic little Ginny, and a very different kind of Draco..a healing Draco. Astounding. I would like to see where they are in several years. Interesting to think about. Abuse is something that sticks to your soul. You must learn to forgive but you can never forget. Someone who cares and can ease the pain, is the best medicine as you have shown here. A story, that I am glad to have read....

Author's Response: *nods* They're both in bad places, and I didn't really gloss over the bad parts in them. Ginny is very, very broken and Draco is somewhat better off but still a self-serving bastard. Still, it's allowed her to heal somewhat and have that sense that maybe it'll get better. At the same time, there's no going back to before this all happened, no way to forget everything. This isn't a happy story, even if the ending is hopeful. There's still a lot that they'd have to work through, a lot of healing still left to do. In my mind, there will be echoes of the abuse years later, but they'd be in a more comfortable place than they are now. I'm glad you've enjoyed it overall.
Name: luvtheweasleys reviewed Eleven - Admissions on May 07, 2008 02:54 pm
That is alot of sex.

Author's Response: ^^; Yes, and not all of it was happy!sex, unfortunately. I did mark it appropriately, tho. :)
Name: luvtheweasleys reviewed Ten - Determination on May 07, 2008 02:48 pm
I love Clive....He is "Blaise" in most D/G fics, just the older version, lol

Author's Response: He was fun to write. He and Adrian were the "light" characters that got a chance to do a verbal thwap upside the head when Draco was being stupid. He needed a little balancing for perspective. Otherwise, this whole story would've been much darker.
Name: luvtheweasleys reviewed Nine - Uneasiness on May 07, 2008 02:36 pm
This story is just soo.....unnerving and surreal all at the same time. I wonder how you drew on these emotions.

Author's Response: It's not a happy fic, and it started in a dark place for the characters and for me. (Not the same situation for me, tho. ^^; ) The story resonated very strongly for me, and I think the fact that I gave them the opportunity to take things slowly helped to show the depth of their emotions. This isn't a piece that relies on actiony stuff happening. A lot of it is in their heads and not necessarily explained. That gives people a chance to project what they think is happening, which is probably why it's resonated with other people, too. This isn't anywhere close to fluff, and no one is perfect. They're such flawed people doing the best that they can.
Name: luvtheweasleys reviewed Three - Connection on May 07, 2008 01:17 pm
Another wow....aside from a few misspellings, a wonderful chapter.

Author's Response: I'm glad you like it. Drop me a line with where the misspellings are, and I'll correct them. :)
Name: luvtheweasleys reviewed Two - Acceptance on May 06, 2008 04:11 pm
I am speechless....wow.

Author's Response: I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Name: luvtheweasleys reviewed One - Battleground on May 06, 2008 02:49 pm
I just stumbled on this story...it is very powerful...I can't wait to read more.

Author's Response: I'm so glad this is something you're enjoying. It's a dark fic overall, and a lot of it can get really hard to read.
Name: fathomlessdame reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Mar 19, 2008 04:55 pm
wow that was interesting! great job! its very different than any draco/ginny fic i've read. it was very good

Author's Response: Thanks! I'm glad the dark tone and subject matter didn't completely turn you off. :)
Name: Flyingwithdragons reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Jan 20, 2008 11:00 am
Well-written, some very nice angst. A bit repetitive at times, but I think you probably did that intentionally. Perhaps misfiled, though? I found it under the Completed Short Stories section, but I think it's long enough to be under Long and Completed.

Author's Response: Some of the repetition is to show how ingrained Ginny's thoughts had become and how difficult it is to leave that behind. I put it under short stories because I've written longer things. ^^; I suppose I could move it, tho.
Name: tammygurl reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Jan 02, 2008 03:07 am
Ohhhh! It was brilliant, but I didn't want it to be finished. I only just realised it said completed lol! Anyways awesome and I loved it.

Author's Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the story, even with its dark premise. :)
Name: LovesFantasy reviewed Twelve - Resolution on Dec 28, 2007 03:32 am
I made it to chapter 4 and thought for a moment that I wouldn't be able to make it through… Certain parts of this story hit a little close to home, for me. Your writing is splendid and the depths you reach - your obvious understanding and in turn, Draco's understanding... Well, honestly, if you’ve been through something (even remotely close) it can make it a little difficult to read. The flavor of your penmanship, however, makes it impossible to put the story down and I had faith that you wouldn’t drag her through hell and leave her there.

This is probably the most emotionally charged story I’ve ever read and the only one with a broken Ginny that I could stomach. Your characters are, well I would say delightful, but that’s a bit of a stretch isn’t it. I fell in love with them, though, and that’s the important part. You certainly didn’t leave out the flaws in the characters; in fact, I feel more like you celebrated them – which, I have to say, added a dramatic realism to the story that would not have been there otherwise. I’ve read a few broken Ginny’s – raped or damaged – who shatter, then Draco comes along like an understanding knight in shining armor. He’s not a knight. Thank you for not sugar coating him. If you’re gonna do it, do it right – and you did.

There was a brief time where I felt like I was reading the same conversation over and over, but I was working as I was reading, so it could very well have just been me. Not to mention, when you’re that broken it takes a good deal of beating it into your head that you aren’t worthless and ruined – hence the repetition. Aside from that, I have nothing that comes close to criticism. I’m glad that the ending wasn’t sappy and didn’t close with declarations of love. They would have been empty promises. This story should not have been tied up with a nice shiny bow, so I’m glad that you didn’t.

Wow! Sorry about the massive rambling…! Obviously, I enjoyed your story. Thank you for sharing it.

Author's Response: I'm really flattered, so don't apologize for rambling! I think this is the darkest thing I've ever written, and not just because of the content. Other dark stories I wrote didn't have the same resonance for me, so it didn't hit me quite as hard as this one did. I haven't been in Ginny's same predicament, but I've had that sense of loss and sadness. It really hit very close to home while writing it, and as my own mood improved, so did the tone of the story. I didn't want to make any apologies for the characters here. Draco isn't necessarily a nice guy, but he's not evil. Ginny is more than just a victim. They felt so very real to me while I was writing, and I wanted to do them justice. I'm so glad you were able to appreciate this.
Name: bella vita reviewed One - Battleground on Dec 21, 2007 08:21 pm
you made me cry.
seriously made me cry.
i've never cried reading something.
maybe becuase i never read anything so similar to life. or life as i've seen.

you should be damn pround and popping a bottle for celebration.




love.

Author's Response: I'm glad that it resonated for you, and that you enjoyed the story. It was a hard one to write at first, if only because I was going through my own rough patch. Not as bad as Ginny's, but I think that's partly what helped with the realism. It *hurt* to write her this way, but that's the way the story turned out to be. I like the emotional conclusion in it, that while there are loose plot threadds and some things aren't really fleshed out, emotionally they're all in a better place.
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