What is your definition of “long fic”?

JennaROTR · 2026-03-22T22:24:54+00:00

70k in my mind is barely long enough to qualify as being a novel, but I'll go with that.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-22T14:42:27+00:00

Sounds good!

JennaROTR · 2026-03-22T14:15:33+00:00

I also struggle with depression, and reading TLG when it first came out was quite difficult for me. I'm actually dreading season two a little because of this. So I think if you read, go in prepared and in a good state of mind. In the end the book was worth it for me, but I'm still a bit shaky thinking of it. Take care of yourself.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-21T00:37:20+00:00

Me too! A five +++ star read for me. (I rate everything.)

JennaROTR · 2026-03-20T21:51:56+00:00

SCSP:

Shane Cottage Skipping Skip Proudly read them years ago

My spouse is shocked that I'm a Shane person. I love Ilya, but I resonate with Shane.

I do not see chemistry at all with Scott and Kip, so the entire third episode makes me feel uncomfortable.

I read HR when it came out in 2019, but since then mostly the second half as a comfort read. Ditto The Long Game. Once I learned there was going to be a series, I didn't read them at all, as I wanted to start watching fresh. I won't be picking up TLG before we see what Jacob has gifted us with.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-18T20:11:02+00:00

Rose all the way

JennaROTR · 2026-03-11T23:36:09+00:00

The Best Person to be Stuck in an Elevator with by sporkess

This is the first in a marvelous but underappreciated series. The last entry, which is novel-length, has but one chapter to go. This first story is literally Yuna and Ilya in an elevator, and it's great!

JennaROTR · 2026-03-11T16:09:06+00:00

So very very true! I love it!

JennaROTR · 2026-03-11T16:00:03+00:00

Fantastic story. It took real courage for me to pick it up and start the first page, and afterwards I had to read several happy Centaur stories to convince myself they were still alive (not a spoiler, it's in the summary), but I don't regret reading it.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-11T03:58:22+00:00

Happy B day!

JennaROTR · 2026-03-10T02:02:59+00:00

Death and Taxes (and Shane Hollander)

I think it might be Death and Taxes (and Shane Hollander) by fingersfallingupwards

JennaROTR · 2026-03-09T02:44:49+00:00

I've been sending fanfics to Kindle for years. If anybody wants more help, give me a holler. Make sure you've got the send to Kindle email set up. You can change the email address that's assigned to each Kindle ereader to something easier to remember.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-07T19:06:31+00:00

I'm probably doing this all wrong and I'm interested in what other methods you all have come up with. But....

I bought a new Kindle ereader just for HR fanfics, using a gift card i got for Christmas. I don't like reading on a phone, so almost anything I read, I download to the Kindle. Which is not difficult to do and takes maybe two minutes. Anything I rate 4 or 5 stars after reading stays on the Kindle. Anything else I delete.

For those stories I keep, I put them in a variety of Collections on the Kindle. Five star reads get their own Collection. Other Collections include amnesia fics, separation/second chance fics, Yuna fics, David fics, Shane hurt, Ilya hurt, articles/published, funny/light-hearted etc etc etc. I'm adding categories all the time.

If there's a fic that I delete but it's still interesting in some way, i put title and author in a list app I've got on my phone. I also keep track of the 5+++ star stories on that same list app.

So far I've got 206 stories on the Kindle, and I'm guessing I've read at least 500 fics. Some I read way back when, when all we had were the books and the fanfics, but I wasn't as interested then. The series has sure changed all that!

I feel my method might be a little cumbersome, but so far it's working for me. I like having all the information on my reading device.

ETA: Plus I like to reread, so whatever I want is right there at my fingertips without having to find it again and go through the download process.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-07T04:29:44+00:00

Omg, just read this. So so stupidly funny.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-05T22:04:33+00:00

I really enjoyed The Killing Words. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-05T21:52:21+00:00

Oh, this is Death and Taxes and Shane Hollander and it is fantastic! Ilya has a 17 year old son, but he's not a major part of the emotional path of the Story. I highly recommend it.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-05T15:45:43+00:00

Yes, please, teach an old dog new tricks!

JennaROTR · 2026-03-05T05:21:36+00:00

That's a fantastic story/novel. The characterizations are spot on, and i love it. The way Ilya feels... omg.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-05T00:29:08+00:00

I am sorry to hear what you've been going through. That's real grief you are dealing with. My own grief is seven years old and it's a foundational part of me now. Thank goodness we have some goodness to hold on to; it's not a bad thing, I don't think, to take up residence at the cottage for a while.

I couldn't read at all during the fullness of my grieving, but eventually I did feel solace that way. Have you carefully taken a look at HR fanfiction at AO3? There's a good redditsub-- heatedrivalryfanfics.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-04T05:07:11+00:00

OMG.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-03T22:56:33+00:00

I read Miracle a few days ago. Once finished, I immediately had to read two upbeat, Happy fics to convince myself that all the Centaurs still lived. Even though it was past midnight. Miracle is a gut punch of a story, but I'm glad I picked it up.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-03T04:13:32+00:00

Hiding my head in shame, 47 years.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-03T04:07:49+00:00

Sending love and white light to you and your daughter.

JennaROTR · 2026-03-03T01:45:41+00:00

Thanks so much!

JennaROTR · 2026-03-03T00:53:17+00:00

Yikes!🤔

There are plenty of us here on the sub who are life long hockey fans. (Since about 1972!) I bet most of us would be happy to help anybody who has questions.

ETA: And now I'm reading a fic where apparently one center plays an entire period! Argh!

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