I’ll keep it brief this time, because I really didn’t learn anything new or different about hanfic that I hadn’t already figured out in year one.

The stories I picked for this year were a mixture of popular classics, stories I thought had been quite popular and a few unknown ones. Because of that, I’ll admit, there were quite a few disappointing picks on the list, but a small few I was pleasantly surprised by. It helped to keep in mind that when some of these early stories felt cliche, they really weren’t; they were actually the stories that created the tropes I know roll my eyes at.

So, what’s the plan for next time? Well, a few more classics. There are only a handful left online that I haven’t read yet, and I’m going to finally cross those off my list. Then there are some stories that were quite popular in their day, some that were even singled out by Various Artists as quality stories, but for whatever reason, didn’t retain that popularity. I’m really fascinated by those, even though I know they have the potential to be really disappointing.

Other than all of that, I’m throwing in a few rereads and hopefully reviewing a few I’ve been reading for quite some time that have just been finished or will hopefully be finished soon. I’m excited and hopeful for what this year, possibly my last year of reviews, will hold. But before I start on those, here are the final rankings of this year’s stories:

Middle of Nowhere Era 1. Nothing Moves At Midnight by Allée 2. Stay by Pamella 3. Tulsa 74132 by Sarah, Laurie and Melissa 4. Chances Are, Think of Laura, Lady of My Heart, and And So It Goes by Karen 5. To Make Me Who I Am by Melissa 6. She Is Me by Kaylin 7. Little Jessica, Big Apple and The Only Way by Betsy 8. The Real World Hanson, Hanson Road Rules and Hanson Fanatic by Jaxsper Finn 9. To See Beyond The Surface and To Look Within My Soul by Monica Geist 10. Just Like You And Me by Myra 11. Frozen by Alana 12. Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow by Elizabeth Oshel	This Time Around Era 1. Emotion Sickness by Rachael 2. So There Was This Boy, Happily Ever After, and Best Laid Plans by Stephanie 3. Bloody Midnight by Arielle Mark 4. The Best Kind Of Alone by Stephanie K. 5. I Am by Lis 6. Three Days and Sweet Serenity by Katie 7. Evaporated, A Thousand Miles Away and Blame It On Me by Casey 8. Hysteria, Bloody Hysteria by Stacy 9. Teach Me How To Cry by Angel 10. No Reason To Die by Aitziber 11. Once Upon A Tragic Time by Kerry 12. Follow The Doorlight by Ashly
Strong Enough To Break Era 1. Deep Blue Heart by Barbara 2. Living Up The Ghost by Nichole 3. In Retrospect by Morgan 4. Road to Eden by Ashley 5. My Brother’s Keeper by Pega 6. Phonetic by Jenn and Lauryn 7. Not A Pretty Girl, Not An Angry Girl, and Wouldn’t You Prefer A Maiden Fair? by Kate 8. Accidentally In Love by Angel 9. A Sorta Fairytale by Jen 10. Just To Be Thin by Lindsay 11. Tumbling Down by Reba 12. Faded and Kokai by Lijah	Underneath 1. Embers by Ahestele 2. The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most by Kristin 3. Dream Girl and A Different Kind Of Dream by Shawna 4. Concrete Angel by Ashley 5. Fallen Down Angels and Truth of the Scars by Heather and Kristy 6. Slick Haze Mirror by Dusty 7. Raking The Coals by Erin 8. Love Me and Mixtape Poetry by Presley 9. Fragile by Beth and Toni 10. What Is And What Should Never Be by Reebin 11. Girls Like Us (Guys Like Them) by Andrea and Shannon 12. Hearts Will Bind You by Stephanie V.
The Walk Era 1. Blood On The Tracks by Abd 2. Love, Save The Empty by Elle 3. Pretty Piece of Flesh by Dusty 4. The Better Days by Allie 5. Emotional by Tashe 6. A Quiet Mind by Robyn 7. This Is Where You Belong by Sammy 8. Does He Love You? and My Slumbering Heart by Jenna 9. Take The Wheel by Ashley 10. Out of Reach by Jesse-may and Renee C. 11. Collide and Song To Sing by Amanda W. 12. A Friendly Love by Jen	Shout It Out Era 1. Untying the Gordian Knot by Abby 2. Guilt by Abby 3. Under Dust Painted Skies by Brittney 4. Rubicon by Rebekah 5. Addicted by Chi 6. Full Count by Becca and Rebekah 7. Along For The Ride and Hitting The Blacktop by Dusty 8. When the Earth Shakes by Sarah 9. Third by Becca 10. Is It Too Late? by Becca 11. Ties That Bind by Beth 12. Thinkin’ Bout Something by Avalon Cooper
Anthem Era 1. Mistakes We Knew We Were Making by Calla 2. A Scar Away by Lindsay 3. Addicted by Madden 4. Nine Crimes by Elizabeth 5. Watch The Throne by Selina 6. Ten Years And Muses by Madden Olivia 7. The Broken One/Live In My Memory by Elizabeth 8. Escape From The New Alcatraz by Aimster 9. Never Judge A Book By Its Cover by Mona 10. Follow Your Heart by Galadriel 11. Lost Without You by Sarah 12. All I Wanna Do by Bella

Overall Top Twenty Four
1. Untying the Gordian Knot by Abby
2. Guilt by Abby
3. Deep Blue Heart by Barbara
4. Under Dust Painted Skies by Brittney
5. Mistakes We Knew We Were Making by Calla
6. Emotion Sickness by Rachael
7. Embers by Ahestele
8. Living Up The Ghost by Nichole
9. Nothing Moves At Midnight by Allée
10. Stay by Pamella
11. A Scar Away by Lindsay
12. Rubicon by Rebekah
13. Blood On The Tracks by Abd
14. The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most by Kristin
15. Addicted by Madden
16. In Retrospect by Morgan
17. Tulsa 74132 by Sarah, Laurie and Melissa
18. Nine Crimes by Elizabeth
19. Dream Girl and A Different Kind Of Dream by Shawna
20. Love, Save The Empty by Elle
21. Road to Eden by Ashley
22. So There Was This Boy, Happily Ever After, and Best Laid Plans by Stephanie
23. Bloody Midnight by Arielle Mark
24. Pretty Piece Of Flesh by Dusty