Originally posted by: archana.mh17
Since Expel's work has been mentioned, I mist say, her very best work is Shattered. It is so well thought out, so powerful. And, she adds so much meaning & depth to the nafrat paas aane na de, mohabbat door jaane na de. And, unconventional taste continues-I didn't like Shaadi. I usually love Expel's work but Shaadi was the one that did not click with me at all.I loved Hopes & Ambitions. Meera's stories are a must read. Asli Duniya has kept me from reading her ongoing FF but I have read everything else, including the Emerald Isle Trilogy that she has written & it was so worth it. Her A Word's Worth is so brilliant. And, she is rewriting one more now, I can't recollect the name. NaachBasanthi is the woman that got me commenting on FFs. I used to be a reader until she wrote Parichay & I wrote essays & the God! The endless discussions that SS spawned. Her Chasing Dreams & Chasing Love are not for the faint hearted, especially if you are uncomfortable with absolutely flawed leads who screw up so spectacularly. Semanti's The Same Coin is the best AU FF on ArHi, in my opinion. Slice of life, easy, realistic, funny & endearing. Jenny's stories are just as great. She is one author whose works are not to be missed. The_Rain's His Gardening Her Jalebi is one of the best FFs ever but she took a few years' break in the middle & is back now, but I am unable to catch up with it. SAY by Farah53 is an endearing read. But some of the best FFs were during the airing of IPK. SerialJunkie's The Filigreed Sun was one such. HeadOverHeels wrote my all time favourite ArHi FFs ever-Mystic Skies, Parallel Passions(2 books), Chains Trilogy(Chains of Silver, Chains of Gold, Chains Eternal). It is a shame she made all of it private. But those stories were something else. They were better than some of the published works that I have read. Mystic Skies especially stays with me. There is Unexpectedly Expected-the whackiest, most fun FF on ArHi you will ever read. There were some other writers who wrote some pretty serious themes with such great finesse, Arisai, Masam. Then, there was Eccentrica's Love, Life, Labyrinth. She published it. It was a romantic drama set in the corporate world & it had some of the best original characters ever added to ArHi FFs. Rudra Chaturvedi, anyone? Has anyone read it?
The only kind of FFs that I don't like are those that have contrived plot lines, or if Arnav is an irredeemable asshole(no rape or infidelity, period. I don't care how you think it can be justified or forgiven), or if I simply don't connect to the heroine & her actions. Finding Love-the problem was the third one I mentioned. I couldn't understand or relate to her Khushi. And, I don't like extremely sweet stuff, where they have a text book 100% romantic, lovely, flawless relationship & the leads are flawless. It simply doesn't connect with me. I'll read those over whacky ones like The Bucket List(which is lovely) or crazy intense ones with screwed up situations like in NB's stories. It is just a personal preference. Not saying there is anything wrong with a different preference.
I forgot to mention Publicenemy aka Devi. She is notorious for abandoning her stories but boy, can she write! Her Kalarikkal House is the one story I wish would reach completion no matter how long it takes. She drops in once in a year or so to add a chapter to it. So frustrating but it is so worth it. You will never hear me say that about any other writer. She has written other stories but again, wonderful & incomplete, they are. But Kalarikkal House is unlike any FF ever written on ArHi. So bloody brilliant. She weaves magic. Seriously. Nothing like her writing.
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