by Bethany (link)
Genre drama/angst
Pairings Isaac/OFC, Taylor/OMC, Zac/OFC
Length 20 chapters and epilogue
Status Completed
The Stars Have Fallen was a fic I went into knowing a Hanson was dead in it and usually I try to avoid them. Key word being try cause I always fail and read them anyway *Kanye shrugs*.
This story though was good regardless of the Hanson character death in it and the whole time I read it I kept getting this old school 90’s angsty movie vibe. Though I really had no movie in mind but just one of those old school 90’s movies.
That’s how good the plot and writing was with this story. But even if the writing was good I just found myself constantly mad at the characters and their decisions. From Zac to his parents and even Zac’s love interest. I hated a lot of the decisions they made and I think that proves how good Bethany is at writing characters who can be morally grey which I tend to think is closer to humans than characters who are always good or always bad.
In the end though The Stars Have Fallen was more like a journey between past and present as Zac came to terms with things that happened in the past and I loved the ride and the way Isaac and Zac bonded especially towards the end because it isn’t often Bethany uses Isaac a lot in her fics.
All in all I’d say this one may be one of her older fics but I think it’s one of her best….though still it isn’t my top favorite of hers.
Review by Elizabeth (tumblr)