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A Life Sentence
Bambu9 Reviews | 7.67/10 (9 Ratings, 0 Likes, 0 Favorites )
Can anyone remain sane in Azkaban? Is there a way back? Draco Malfoy just might find out.
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Member Since 2005 | 27 Stories | Favorited by 542 | 117 Reviews Written | 1,029 Review Responses
I have loved the written word since watching my mother’s fingers trace the lines of a book, luxuriating in riveting tales and well-turned phrases. Many a night I read until dawn, a plastic flashlight hidden under the covers to light the pages as I raced the rising sun to finish my latest must-read.
Since joining the HP fandom, I've been privileged to receive more than 50 awards, including Best Author (Quill to Parchment Awards) and Best Classic Author (Most Potente Passions). Among others, my stories have won awards for Best Hurt/Comfort (Spoils of War, Morning Has Broken), Best Novel Length (Calling Card, Guard…Check…Mate), Best One Shot (A Beach in Ireland), Best WIP (Saving a Death Eater, The Summoning), Favorite Overall Story (Complexities), and Readers’ Choice (A Quest of Paladins).
Aside from a judicious polish for formatting and egregious typos, I don't plan on revising my early work. Those stories are the stepping stones of my writing journey. Please note some stories contain adult content. None is more graphic than equivalent scenes in the television shows True Blood or Game of Thrones, and age appropriate warnings are posted.
I no longer write fanfiction prolifically. Like many fanfic authors, my focus has shifted to original work. A member of the Romance Writers of America and the Southern California Writers Association, I write under my name: Lin Thornhill.
My original story Verisimilitude published in Thoroughly Modern Monsters (Story Spring Publishing, 2013) reached the top 100 fantasy anthologies and broke into the top 10 in the UK the first month of release. Ben and Christine’s story will continue in 2016.
Fixation, my latest short story, slated for publication in J. Aldis’ anthology Immanence, with a winter 2015-2016 release, is particularly exciting as it anchors the Messengers of Inari novel series I’ve been developing for the past year.
9/2015
Reviews for A Life Sentence
Really liked this, wish there was more. :)
Very powerful. I love the darkness in the beginning, how his hold world is the drips and how it slowly expands. Fantastic that he was able to hide the memory of his son from the dementors and use it to keep his tenuous grasp to life. And of course what's not to love about a happy ending?
Dammit, I'm all teary-eyed now. *glares at you* What hopeless despair we find Draco in. And, I really had no idea whether this was going to end happily or not. What an ordeal they've both been through, but hopefully together they can rebuild all that they've lost. This was a very moving story. I have no doubt this new Draco will work his hardest to deserve her.
I almost shed a tear. Wonderful job.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Life Sentence)
What a very nice thing to say. Thank you!
Love the development through this as Draco becomes more & more self-aware!
It's nice to see Draco given humanity and not left in fan fictions as just an arrogant git. It's useful to remember that he was in fact, a 17 year old boy, just like the others - and in his own way, is another victim of the war. You captured despair and the edge of madness beautifully. I'm glad to see a return to life and hope. No doubt, it's going to take a good bit of time but the love of his wife and child will help immensly.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Life Sentence)
What an insightful comment. I almost launched into a long discussion about the fascinating changes in Draco's character post HBP and DH, but this really isn't the place for it. With that being said, thank you very much for reading my story and taking the time to leave me a review!
Beautifully written. The desolation and despair really came across, and I'm so glad there was a spark of hope at the end. Thank you for sharing!!
Response from Bambu (Author of A Life Sentence)
Thank you so much! I'm very pleased you thought the ambiance added to the story, and that you, too, thought there was hope in the end.
What a story, you made me cry and smile, and I loved it!!!
Response from Bambu (Author of A Life Sentence)
Wow! That's such a great compliment, thank you!
*Snif* What a beautiful story of love and loyalty! Brava!!
Response from Bambu (Author of A Life Sentence)
Thank you! I'm very glad you enjoyed it.