Chapter 7: Out of the Darkness

Story Rec: J.D. Wolf's Out of the Darkness

Summary: Mary Alice Brandon's human history was a dark mystery. Now that mystery comes to light, albeit a dark light. One as dark as the hole her father buried her in. dark. Contains strong language, violence, rape, death. Rated M for a reason.

Story link: s/7090980/1/Out-of-the-Darkness

A/N: This particular 'chapter' is a little different from the previous ones, because in this case the author herself asked me to review her story. I don't often get requests like this, and I am so glad that I did. It's also different in that this story is not complete; I tend to gravitate towards completed stories.

I want to start this Rec off by saying that there are aspects of the Twilight universe that have been neglected - the stories and back-stories of different, sometimes less prominent characters aren't a major focus (at least, that I know of). This is truly, honestly a travesty, because there are so many places and directions authors can go in when they write about characters that are less fleshed-out, or whose stories are less detailed.

J.D. Wolf's Out of the Darkness is an amazing, unique take on Alice's story. There's a huge hole in our knowledge of Alice, as well as Alice's knowledge of herself in Twilight, because she was always "in the dark." What I love about the way J.D. Wolf presents her story is that she acknowledges that, even though Alice has no memory of a life before her change, there was a life before that. It was such a treat to be able to read about Alice as a human (without spoiling the plot, all I can say is that J.D. Wolf has an amazing talent for capturing Alice's essence and personality from the books and applying it to her own story), and I hope you all take the time to read Out of the Darkness.

Happy reading!

~chattgirl4

A/N: Any and all suggestions and input are welcomed - PM me or leave a review below if there's something you'd like to say. I also want to say that I will review all stories suggested to me (refer to bottom of Chapter 1 of The Review forDISCLAIMER), although I do not review all stories that I read on this site. If you'd like me to review your story, PM me - J.D. Wolf did, and I am wholeheartedly pleased and grateful for the experience.

~chattgirl4