Begin Again
Twilight
WolfGirl1335
Summary: Nessie and Bella are roommates in college. After a bad breakup, Bella convinces Nessie to go with her to a party held by another student. There, Nessie meets Jacob, a friend from Forks. That is when her love life begins again!
Mind. Blown.
Calling Taylor Swift and Twilight fans! I promise, you will NOT be disappointed with this fic! LOOK AT THE TITLE! Taylor Swift is my favorite singer, so of course I’m already in love with this. But the title is only the beginning. This fic is littered with Taylor Swift lyric references. Some of them are just right in your face and others are subtle. Either way, this author has managed to tie the two together without making it awkward or unreadable and she gets mad props for that!
I LOVE when a story starts with dialogue. I find that I start a lot of scenes with dialogue. I love that the reader is being pulled RIGHT INTO the middle of the action and when executed properly they know exactly where they are, what the characters are doing and usually how it’s going to end up. It’s exciting. She has some really great lines in here, too, which just adds so much to the fic itself.
I’m only halfway through the dialogue in the beginning and already loving this. A good, strong beginning is exactly what you need to pull people in and this author has achieved that. Some people (including myself) struggle with capturing the attention of the reader from the get-go, but I’ve been sucked in now (and hey, I don’t mind).
This is the start of the Taylor Swift lyric references! Let me know how many you find and we can compare notes! Speaking of Taylor
So Bella and Nessie are at a party and everyone is getting drunk or high. I instantly think of contact high. Although I will say that I’m a little disappointed not to have Sam mentioned again, especially since it’s his party. He’s probably off getting laid, though, so it’s cool.
Now we’re getting some Jacob Black action. I’ll be honest here, when I first read the books I really hated Jake. He was too whiny for me and I just couldn’t handle him constantly chasing after Bella when she clearly had no interest in him. I didn’t like Bella much either. I really felt like she could have backed off with the ‘needing Jacob’ thing. I was team nobody, because I had no interest in Edward. Anyway, then the movie came out and I was team Taylor because, let’s be honest here, he’s gorgeous.
Jacob redeems himself in this fic and I don’t know if it’s because he’s not trying to get Bella or if it’s because he’s such a damn sweetheart. Either way, he’s getting major points from me.
The whole next scene is a reference to the song ‘Begin Again’ by Taylor Swift. If you didn’t know this was coming I’m really scared for you. I didn’t know how it would happen or the circumstances surrounding it, but I highly expected this reference to be in here. I would have been disappointed if it wasn’t, and this review probably would have went much differently.
In my last review for WolfGirl1335, I mentioned being kept on my toes. She delivered again. There are some twists in here I wouldn’t have expected. I wasn’t sure who Nessie’s parents were going to be (since Bella is her roommate and Edward is a guy Bella crushes on), so having Esme and Carlisle as her parents was a nice twist. Very interesting. And let me mention, once more, how jealous I am of Nessie. Come on, WolfGirl1335, can’t you invent a machine to create your Jacob Black for us lonely girls? No? Well, I tried.
A very quick reference to the book that REALLY pulls it all together. Perfect!
Just when I thought things were winding down she throws another twist into the fic. Good job, Jake. Good job. Congratulations. I’m happy for you, I really am. I just wish I was Nessie at this point…sort of. I don’t want to give this twist away (no, it’s not that they have sex) so I’m keeping it to myself. You’ll have to read the fic to see what I’m talking about ;).
The ending…a TAD bit rushed but still filled with the details you need to know. I’m impressed. Any Nessie/Jake fans out there are going to LOVE it.
Rating: 4/5
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