Text Talk

by merlywhirls

Sirius is in boarding school, Remus is in the hospital, and they don't know each other until Sirius texts the wrong number.

Genres: Fan Fiction, Romance, LGBT, Queer, Young Adult, Harry Potter, Fantasy

574 pages, Unknown Binding

First published December 31, 2015

Reviews

[Ragini]

TEEN's TRAGIC TURN!

[kendall ʚĭɞ]

wolfstar >>>>
THIS FIC I CANT. it was so sweet ugh

[mary (ferrari's version)]

man, this is so much better than the fault in our stars

[Daisy]

super cute but will never beat atyd

[gigi devlin]

teens tragic turn ;)

[aurora torelli]

i’m vicariously living through them

[Komal]

Reasons why this deserved five stars:
1. wolfstar obviously
2. author's creative and amazing writing, especially Padfoot's dialogs

[Kat]

DNF. With some difficulty I made it to chapter 7. Not to say that this isn't cute and all, but even though this is a Sirius/Remus fic it reads like one stranger's very lengthy, very gently flowing WhatsApp convo with another stranger, and both strangers are innocent 17 year old boys. I much prefer my own WhatsApp convos (or Taylorpotatato's similar attempts Ain't Sayin' He's a Gold Digger and All's Fair in Love and Videogames). Still, it's an enormously popular fic, so there you go.

[Sophie]

This was the first Wolfstar fic I've read before and I feel like I've completely spoiled myself for the rest of the ones that will follow. This was perfection.

[anni]

4+ / 5 ★

sooo cute and happy and fluffy. love it <3

[Isabel Arjmand]

When my friend said she was reading this, I thought it sounded too distant from Harry Potter canon to appeal – a Remus/Sirius fanfic where there's no magic, instead of being a werewolf Remus is hospitalized with a chronic illness, and the story is told through their text messages when they meet via a wrong number?!

But I started reading and it immediately took me back to my tweenage days of wearing Marauder Era fanfiction. I was charmed immediately by the nostalgia factor and then wrapped up in watching such a sweet romance unfold between these two kind, awkward, cool-but-insecure teen boys who are figuring out their sexuality. These two boys are just so good. And they (like nearly all the characters!) treat each other so gently and respectfully. Sometimes it's fun to just read about a bunch of good people, especially with the added gift of references to Harry Potter and the Wizarding World.

The story could've been much shorter (it's 500+ pages!) and it reads like a self-published, unedited fanfic (which it is!). But it's also cute and tender and strangely compelling.

[kiki]

(3:19) Never gonna run around and dessert you!!
(3:20) …You spelled desert wrong.
(3:21) Maybe I wanna cover you in ice cream, you don’t know.
(3:21) Please don’t, that would be cold.
(3:22) Don’t worry Moony, I’m never gonna make you cry.
(3:23) Bye
(3:24) Never gonna say good bye!!
(3:26) Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

[Harryspotter]

the true 8th Harry Potter story

[Femke]

A
MA
ZING

I LOVE IT SO MUCH OH MY SHEBA YES

[maguii.molinari]

me encanta el formato de conversaciones por mensaje de texto q hay en este fanfic y en algunos otros

[maya]

so cute 🥰 happy ending, what else can i say

[Riya Bhatia]

This my friends, is what you call a masterpiece.
I loved this so freaking much, no other book has made me laugh so hard. Wolfstar was so adorable, I was swooning the entire time and crying with joy for them!
I also highlighted a TON of passages cause this book is that highlight worthy! Definitely will be reading it again, I'm so happy a friend suggested this! Haven't laughed this much in weeks!

[Maddie]

best texting fic ever! i just had to reread it because it’s been so long since the last time. i don’t even know how to explain how good this book is like

- the wrong number plot turned to friends turned to lovers <3
- them meeting each other for the first time😩
- the way they communicate !!

love love love

[Day-thief]

remus/sirius au
it's almost exclusively told via text messages - luckily the author is excellent at writing dialogue. the fic has its lengths, but overall a sweet and unconventional fic for the holidays

[Fray]

best thing out there yall go read it

[Patrisha]

I've read it SOOO many times! such a masterpiece and one of my favorites

[sascha]

this is such a masterpiece. its so cute, adorable and fun! how can you not ship wolfstar (esepcially after reading this)?

[Lisa]

This is the best fanfic I've ever read (about five times), if you don't already love Wolfstar, you will after this.

[Elizabeth (Lizzy)]

This was freaking cute!!

[mari]

AHH THE FLUFF! i shall be rereading on bad days because this was so freaking adorable. i couldn’t stop smilinggg

[hailey sovik]

i have no more books on vacation so i’m reading wolfstar fics but tbh i’m not disappointed. this one is so cute i love it

[sophia]

i think i've found the cutest wolfstar fic! the amount of times i smiled and blushed while reading it was insane. i guess it's the perfect cure for the sad mood or hard and exhausting days

[ola]

slodkie

[maartii.m]

James would obviously prefer golden jewelry

[Kate]

This was pure, wonderful, chaotic comedy and I fucking loved it.

PREMISE: Sirius is at a non-magical boarding school and accidentally texts Remus, who’s chronically ill in hospital. The most sublime banter ensues.

TROPES & VIBES:
- The first 62% of this is just text conversation, AND IT’S EXCELLENT
- ADHD himbo x hot blushing nerd
- Phenomenal side-cast of James, Peter and Alice
- Laugh out loud funny
- Chronic illness and disability rep
- Slice of life / doesn’t follow three act structure

MOOD: it was giving Angus Thong and Full Frontal Snogging, and I said thank you

5⭐️ (Academy Award for Comedy) YA / no 🌶️