Reading Room XVI: Stories with Sequels - Firestorm by Elspeth Leigh

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Title: Firestorm
Author: Elspeth Leigh
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Link to story: Circuit Archive

This is the second of two in this series and as was remarked in comments on the first story, pretty much a self-contained story within the same universe as the first.

Having read the first story, we have come to know where our lads are at in the present. Firestorms again uses flashbacks to connect what is happening in their current lives, to something that happened in their past.

As both the current and the past focus specifically on our lads and their adventures, (including some lovely h/c), I admit that I enjoy this story more than the first. Maybe imagining them in full leathers has something to do with that.....

Again we have some beautiful writing in there, including:

"Bodie!" It was an expletive, a question, an exclamation of relief, an expression of concern. All of his life and hopes wrapped up in one word, one name, one man."

That's my thoughts, what are yours?

1. What did you think of Firestorms?
2. Did you enjoy the writing?
3. What did you like/dislike about our lads here?
4. Do the flashbacks help, hinder or not make a difference to the story?