"The Champagne Gang" by punkturnedwriter

The Champagne Gang by punkturnedwriter

Summary Provided by the Author:
"Does that kiss have anything to do with why we're on a train to New York in the middle of the night?"

W.S.'s Reviewing:
Sometimes, when something looks sweet, it's actually bitter in the inside. Life in Thorton Academy represents the richest in America. They're hot. They're beautiful. And they're all liars and cheaters. So how is Summer Ward going to know who to trust and who to love? When you have a large, dysfunctional family after an accident, the best way to cope is to move, right? So when Summer's life is already smashed up in pieces after her brother's death, Thorton is ready to shatter it even more. The queen of the school recruits her friend to destroy her. The king of the school is in love with her, which isn't as fun as it sounds. So how does Zach Gellar play in? When you have parties over-seas and girls liking you because of your boyfriends, life pretty much sucks. It's a beautifully written piece, lacking some originality, but the dynamic characters with rounded personalities make up for the loss. Punkturnedwriter has captured the whole net of romantic feelings into one bunch. I would suggest you to read the Champagne Gang, if you're looking for the whole upper-class teens who drink champagne. It's hot. It's beautiful. And it's a whole web of lies, cheating, and the faint glow of hope Summer is able to find in the whole mess.

"Aelyn's Story" by timpanigirl

Aelyn's Story by timpanigirl

Summary Provided by the Author:
Aelyn has been trained as a soldier her whole life, but when she is captured by the enemy army, survival takes a whole new twist.

W.S.'s Reviewing:
Takn place in a whole different world with different countries, "Aelyn's Story" is a beautiful semi-fairy tale fiction. The author creates two nations, enemies after a misunderstanding, and in them, resides Aelyn. Aelyn is a special girl (and someone beyond the reader's knowledge until the end) who loves her family dearly. In the first chapter, we can see she is a soldier and loves her late twin brother deeply. Once she is captured she must understand the new culture she is pulled into. There, she meets people unlike the civilians of her home country. However, the warm feelings of friendship and romance are still there too. We see a very understandable culture shock she experiences in Dramaria. There, things get intense as she forms a surprising friendship with the soldier who captured her, and the Dramarian king's sister. How is she able to fulfill the profit of saving her country, when she is in love with the enemy king? This is definitely worth the read and brings readers into "once upon a time" with a twist.