3 January 2026

igenlode: The pirate sloop 'Horizon' from "Treasures of the Indies" (Default)
I got this guest review on If I should Die:
This was beautifully restrained and devastating in the quietest way. The sense of cold, exhaustion, and looming inevitability is so vivid, and Athos’s reflections on love, duty, and regret felt deeply earned rather than indulgent. That farewell with Aramis, especially the handkerchief and the unspoken understanding, absolutely wrecked me. I’m curious, do you see Athos’s need for expiation here as something he believes can truly be achieved, or is it more about choosing the right ending, whatever the cost?

Which I was initially excited about, because the "Twenty Years After" fics basically don't get reviewed at all. But the wording/rhythm of it sounded a little odd, and I had a look through other recently updated fics in the general 'Musketeers' fandom on AO3, and discovered the following reviews also posted by "sunshine (Guest)" :-(

Which means that I have now received three 'spam' auto-generated reviews in a row on these various stories. Presumably when and if the author responds the reviewer then issues the invitation to 'talk on Discord' (going by my first experience)...


Exactly the same pattern of wording )

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