Modern Woman / by jaegermighty (R)

Title: Modern Woman
Author: jaegermighty
Fandom: Arrow
Genre: Romance
Pairing: Oliver/Felicity
Length: Short (6,120 words)

Author's Summary:
"You're a what?" Oliver asks incredulously.

Review:
Awesome fic! It's a story where a capable, intelligent, adult woman is a virgin and it's not a problem at all. Or, well, Oliver is weird about it, but the fic makes it odd that Oliver is reacting like that, rather than treating it like something is wrong (or right, since some stories do go preachy preachy about virginity and that's equally problematic) with Felicity.

Modern Woman (on AO3)

The Game Changer Job / by Sylam (PG)

Title: The Game Changer Job
Author: Sylam
Fandom: Leverage, Hunger Games
Genre: Crossover, Fix-it
Length: Short (17,568 words) - Abandoned :( :( :(

Author's Summary:
The Leverage team has found their new mark: Panem. In order to take down this monstrous country where teenagers are forced to slaughter each other in the arena, Nate has an idea: Let's go steal the Hunger Games!

Review:
I was really getting into this fic and then, wham! No more fic for you! :( The Leverage team is well-written and I was really looking forward to seeing how the team was going to outwit the advanced tech of Panem's totalitarian government.

The Game Changer Job (on ff.net)

Formidable & Insurgence / by RisaLovesCato (PG-13)

Title: Formidable & Insurgence
Author: RisaLovesCato
Fandom: Hunger Games
Genre: AU, Romance
Pairing: Katniss/Cato
Length: Very Long (147,795 words)

Author's Summary:
The 74th Hunger Games. The Capitol may be craving star-crossed lovers, but perhaps they are not from the same district. "And for some reason, I have a feeling that Cato is exactly what I was during the tribute parade…formidable."
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Katniss and Cato are the victors and the star-crossed lovers of the 74th annual Hunger Games. This is the 3rd Quarter Quell. "Hundreds are dying, uprisings are growing out of control. People are wondering about District 13, wondering what's being hidden there. Chaos. There was no other word to describe it."

Review:
I wasn't sure I was prepared for Katniss/Cato, but this one worked. I also loved the dynamic between Cato and Clove and therefore between Clove and Katniss. I also liked how the relationship change rolled through the story, changing both games in big and small ways. I'd have liked to see more of Haymitch in the 3rd Quell, but the story was abandoned before then.

Formidable (on ff.net) & Insurgence (on ff.net)

Uncalculated Risks / by jennycaakes (PG-13)

Title: Uncalculated Risks
Author: jennycaakes
Fandom: Hunger Games
Genre: AU
Pairing: Gale/Madge
Length: Very Long (158,059 words)

Author's Summary:
In a twist of fate, Gale Hawthorne and Madge Undersee are chosen from the Reaping bowl of the 74th Annual Hunger Games instead. How will they fight? How will they love? There's more than just a rebellion flaming up around them. How will they get out? All Gale wants to do is wake up from this nightmare, but will it be any better when he can see clearly?

Review:
Great read.  I really liked how Gale and Madge had their unique views of what was happening to them and that those views were fundamentally different from Katniss'.  In this AU, some things change, and some stay the same. I wasn't totally happy with the balance of that - I did enjoy the story - I just wish it had been a tiny bit less canon as far as the games go - not that it went exactly the same at all, but, well anyways your mileage may vary. I found the relationship development very believable and the characters were well-written too. There's some parts after the games that I want to praise - especially Katniss' character, but I can't without spoiling some good stuff. It's making it really hard to explain what I liked about this one. I might just have to leave it that I really recommend it.

Uncalculated Risks (on ff.net)