Harry lowers his eyes at me as he backs me up against the wall, the red lighting only making him look more menacing "You wanted the bad guy Abby? Wanted the villain?"
My heart is running a hundred miles an hour when my breathing hitches in my throat as his hand comes up to wrap his long fingers tight around my jaw forcing me to look him in the eye.
"Well now you've got him"
He leans his face close to mine, his voice dropping to a low warning murmur that has my stomach hitting the floor.
If you love character-driven books, you have to read this because it's literally impossible not to fall in love with this group of people. Not to mention this sequel is absolutely hilarious.
This book is incredible! Even though the plot twist wasn't that crazy, it still wasn't bad. I've just read books with a crazier plot twist than the one in this book. This book focused more on emotions and how people can change when horrible things happen to them. It really goes into that deep theme where you're encouraged to think more about emotions and stuff like that. I love the GOOD characters, as in good people, and they're really REALLY comforting. I loved the writing style of both Stall 1 and Stall 2 and the end was written really good too! I also liked how the author switched the POV's sometimes, so you could look more into the other persons head and their thinking. This gave you an even better impression on the persons character. What is another positive point is that the author didn't leave out the bad times the characters had to go trough, which is really important, because they're normal and everyone has these at some point in their life.
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Finishing Manacled inspired me to finally make note of other fanfics I’ve read and enjoyed.
I read Stall 1&2 during Covid lockdown and I cannot stress enough how strong the grip this fic had on me was. The plot is bonkers but also somehow heartwarming? I cried so many times reading this fic. Hands down the best Harry fic I’ve read and that’s a high compliment because I’ve read a lot of them.
I read the first book and this one on Wattpad when I was originally going through a depressive episode and Holyyyyyyy, Jimmy and Abby's humor saved me. On wattpad, it says the estimated read time is over 14 hours for each book, so that says how long I have spent reading these amazing masterpieces. I really wish the author would publish these so they can sit on my pretty bookshelves that I'm making to look like a classic library. I'd read them until their spine would break. I've reread them on Wattpad about 5 times now, and my own writing was significantly influenced by these books. I think both books have an incredible way of throwing in emotion, imagery, and descriptive language. To the point where I not only can imagine the book playing out, but it almost seems like a movie behind my eyes. I've lost myself in these books and completely lost my sense of time; not knowing what day it was by the time I took a break to eat.
Also, this book has the right amount of spice (the best spice I've read so far, and I'm not even exaggerating) and the right amount of love, and intense storyline.
I SOBBED AT 4 AM WHILE READING THIS!! I THINK IT WAS SAD BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT!!! THIS WAS EVEN BETTER THAN STALL 1 BECAUSE ALL THE ACTION ACTUALLY BEGINS HERE. STALL 1 SETS THE BASE AND WORLDBUILDING FOR STALL 2 BUT THE THING IS BOTH ARE LITERALLY AMAZING I CAN NOT EVEN THIS BOOK IS SOOO SAD, EXCITING AND THE PLOT IS SOO THICK!! I SOBBED AT THE "BROTHER" I WILL NOT SPOIL BUT IF ANYONE READS PLEASE TELL ME I NEED TO RANT TO YOUUUU!!! ALSO TO WRAP THIS UP THERE WILL BE A PREQUEL CALLED 'STALL THE NEW BEGINNING' I THINK THAT WOULD BE ALL ABOUT HARRY'S PAST AND JIMMY WHICH IS GOING TO BE HEART-SHATTERING THERE WILL ALSO BE A BOOK FOR DRUM ROLLS PLEASE! JIMMMY!! CALLED 'DON'T CALL ME JAMES' (YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE REFERENCE ONCE YOU READ THE BOOK) IT WILL BE ABOUT HOMOPHOBIA IN AUSTRALIA AND HOW JIMMY AND STEVE MET AND ALL ABOUT JIMMY'S PAST SIDE NOTE: BOTH STORIES ARE SET IN AUSTRALIA SO YEP! SHUT UP AND READ THIS BOOK ALSO HAPPY READING!
AMIGO ES GENIAL no sé q será d mi vida ahora q lo acabé aaa ksdjk xd
igual fue re chevre leerlo, cada vez se ponía mejor y mejor. para mí este es mejor que la primera parte, se ve el desarrollo de los personajes yyy lloro, la trama re bien hecha, los personajes y todo en realidad. pls amo a levi y abby, dea admito q en algún momento pensé q abby y harry lo adoptarían pero bueno se re nota q está feliz con jimmy y steve emoji de corazón emoji de corazón. sé q es un bueno libro cuando lloro lmao tmb cuando estoy llegando al final y no quiero que se acabe, cosa q pasó con este sisi. fin t qiero stall y espero q la autora siga escribiendo el epílogo ay
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My fave Fanfic series hands down!! The writing is AMAZING and the character development is
I think the writer does such a good job of getting emotions across especially with Harry. I really just am in love with Abby and Harry and the relationship that they have. I would also like to point out that this book got me so fucked up with the whole David situation, had me crying so much. The christmas presents scene had me
Abby was quickly relatable - she’s ditsy, shy and sometimes obnoxious. It’s why I loved her so much.
Her as well as Harry’s character growth is truly amazing. From the first chapter all the way through to the very end on book two, it’s shocking that these two people were the same ones in chapter one.
Jimmy holds a very special place in my heart. Levi, baldy aka Steve, J-baby, Sophie, Rob and of course, Ludo. They all do.
Please read this book with caution. The trigger warnings are there for a reason. Read at your own discretion and caution.
I really recommend this dark Harry fic to anyone that loves them. It’s definitely in my top three.
This book was just as amazing as the first, if not better. I continued to feel connected to the characters, clung into the climax of the story and enjoyed every bit of detail offered to unravel the plot of the story. Truly an amazing book and an amazing fan fiction of one of the most loved singers.
105829482958285838⭐️s. This is my favorite fic for a reason. This was my first full reread and lemme tell ya.. it’s still fucking good. AND IT HURT JUST AS BAD THE SECOND TIME IN CASE U WERE WONDERING🫠
My friend recommended Stall to me and it is definitely worth it. And my goodness did it take me forever to get through these two books, BUT so so worth it! I'm so disappointed that it's not completely finished but am glad to have gotten what we did of the epilogue!!!
i loved it but the end was annoying cuz she hasnt updated since 2021 and we never got to see harry and abbys full wedding also we never got to read the letters abbys dad had wrote for her but im so glad that levi has jimmy and steve as his parents now its so CUTEEE
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Damn I can’t believe this is over 😔❤️🩹 fell in love with the characters and this story. The beginning was a bit slow but the ending was such a wild ride lmao cried a bit too many times! Harry’s character development was so good 😭🤞🏼 emotional king. These fics are ruining my life 🥀