B2MeM 2014 Weekly Roundup: March 17-23

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Welcome to the Week 3 roundup post! It was a busy week, with numerous works to enjoy. Whether it’s a bit of lighthearted fun or darker themes you’re looking for, there’s bound to be something for everyone in this week’s plethora of prompt fills. Please note that some works may contain adult material; these have been marked with an asterisk*.

As we head rapidly toward the end of the month, please note that non-compilation pieces submitted this week should be in the queue before 11:30 PM GMT on Friday March 28th to be unlocked on March 29th. Any non-compilation pieces submitted after that point will be unlocked on April 1st, at which time open posting will also resume.

This Week’s Stories and Artwork

Compilation

A Final Adventure, by engarian/Erulisse.

A Sad Tale’s Best for Winter, by heartofoshun.
With calligraphy Pine Cones, Betrayed, and Kissed by dawn_felagund.

Beleriand’s Finest, by moetushie/Zeen.

Beren and Lúthien: growing old together, by mirach_ravaia.

Empty Spaces, by sigridhr.

Farewell and Look Forward, by paranoidangel42.

Forging Gold, by hhimring.

Glas Arnoediad, by adlanth.

Lead me to the Dark, by mangacrack/JuMclia.

Leaving home, by hrymfaxe.

No More Shadows, by lin4gondor/Linaewen.

Noise of Thunder, by astris_eldalie.

Of Kings and Aid, by brookeoflorien.

Phoenix, by raise_the_knife/Kalypso.

Snow Games, by seanlijahlove.

Snowed In, by keiliss.

This Far Distant Shore, by ladyelleth.

To find a new green, by elliska.

Where Is Love?, by curiouswombat.

Winter’s Drums*, by pandemonium_213.
With illustrations Examining His Work and Thundersnow by huinare.

Non-compilation

A Merry Feast, by hhimring.

Instead of a Dark Lord You Would Have a Queen, or, Baby Aragorn Totally Had a Cat Phase, by zopyrus.

It’s a Puzzle, by tehta.

Seamstress, by zopyrus.

The Fading, by raise_the_knife/Kalypso.

The Old Eagle, by moetushie/Zeen.

The Ring and the Book, by rhymer23.

Voices in the Mist, by lindahoyland.

When Winter Comes, by lindahoyland.

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Review Challenge Spotlight

This week’s featured review challenge is:

Review something set in your favorite time period!


See the review challenge guidelines for a full list of challenges and stamps.

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Saw a piece of art you loved? Read a fic you’re still thinking about? Share your recommendations in the comments section of this post!

Comments

[binkaslibrary.livejournal.com]

My sincerest recommendations:

Of Kings and Aid (http://b2mem.livejournal.com/264433.html) by brookeoflorien

Noise of Thunder (http://b2mem.livejournal.com/263848.html) by astris_eldalie

Winter's Drums (http://b2mem.livejournal.com/262484.html) by pandemonium_213, illustrated by huinare.

[with-rainfall.livejournal.com]

I liked many of the pieces here this week, but When Winter Comes stuck out particularly to me for conveying so well the melancholy of The Lord of the Rings, and poor Eowyn's feelings of being left out. The Fading by Kalypso was a poignant snapshot of one of my favourite places in ME, Lothlorien, in its last years, and Elladan's choices as a result of that.

Last but not least, The Ring and the Book was superb and a little unsettling (intentionally so) in its characterisation of the One Ring and the effects of the Ring on Bilbo.

[tanis2014.livejournal.com]

For cleansing the pallet between intense fics, the fun fast read, Instead of Dark Lord You Would Have a Queen or Baby Aragorn Totally Has a Cat Phase is hysterical. If you enjoy humorous stories, you'll love this one!