by Lisa and Nancy (link)
Genre het, drama, romance
Pairings Isaac/OFC, Taylor/OFC, Zac/OFC
Length 26 chapters
Status Unfinished
Sweet Daze has something of an interesting setup; in addition to being written by multiple people, they also allowed readers to submit ideas for them to include. I have no way of knowing which of these ideas they used or didn’t use, but for the most part, the plot is fairly seamless and the story’s biggest flaw is blending into the crowd.
Like many early hanfics, Sweet Daze is something of a slice of life piece, although it follows the boys’ lives for nearly a year. There isn’t a big theme or plot arc, just a lot of typical teenage events and drama. There’s nothing wrong with that, but without the romance and sexual tension of stories like Tulsa 74132, this one just reads like a sanitized rip-off of said fics.
Still, Lisa and Nancy’s writing is quite good, with few errors and some decent turns of phrase, and it’s nearly impossible to tell where they’ve been diverted by oddball ideas fans asked them to include. One plot twist near the “end,” is a bit contrived and ridiculous, but other than that, I can only guess what were suggestions and what were Lisa and Nancy’s own ideas for this decent but ultimately forgettable fic.
Review by Bethany (website)