"Glycerine" by Livie79

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Independent and assertive costume designer Bella Swan has a fantasy, and now she is faced with the opportunity to make it a reality. Because cocky and talented actor Edward Cullen is more than willing and happy to oblige. No strings, no obligations, no shame. Though the heart stopping rendezvous they have only ends with a spar of words and a simple thank you, Hollywood lets them cross paths again months later. A self imposed challenge ignites a spark, but soon the tables will be turned. Fortune favors the bold, but how far will these two take it for the grand prize? Glycerine is sweet, clear, odorless and harmless, unless mixed with the wrong ingredients, or in this case, two very headstrong individuals. Will the highly combustible mixture of lust and love survive or create an explosion that will destroy them both?

One of the things we loved about Glycerine was the way it was written. Third-person was hard for us to read, we were accustomed to only read stories told by a first-person narrator, but this story was worth it. The author’s writing is concise and clear, it was easy to notice the change of voice from Bella to Edward. It was an interesting back and forward and it added another brilliant element to this story. Livie79 took us through a journey of lust, romance, heartache, drama, and all of it placed right smack in the middle of Hollywood’s distorted lifestyle, where fame and success is everything at whatever the cost.

For the first time we felt a connection with all the characters. Whether it was love, anger, pride, or disappointment, we could relate to all of the emotions described. We have always felt the connection with the main characters in other stories, but this time the writing opened our eyes and made us focus on the supporting characters as well; completely forgetting about the narrator. Because these characters were simply amazing as they all represent the polar opposites that are the lives of Edward and Bella, yet fit seamlessly into the main story, which shows that the author had put as much thought into them as she did with the main characters. Much like in real life, everyone has a story, and all these stories merge seamlessly, giving us a very dynamic tale with a solid plot. It was an amazing experience for us. The main characters are so different yet so similar in some way. Both of theirs lives and pasts are discovered layer by layer, and you can’t help but keep clicking the next chapter button because you are dying to know all about it! And in this story was also the first time that we felt so much hate for one character we never thought we would be able to hate - but that just shows how brilliant this fanfiction is as it invokes such feeling from us.

We just can’t stop singing our praises, really! Go check out this story now, you’ll probably go through several bottles of booze, boxes of tissues and pints of ice cream, but the ride is completely worth it. You won’t regret it!

Glycerine consists of 25 chapters and 193,891 words. The story is rated M for adult language and extremely hot sexual activities.

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