Other Sherlock Recs Lists
In compiling my own Sherlock recs lists, I owe a huge debt of gratitude to other communities, reccers, and rec lists who provide commentary (I love-no, I need-commentary on recommendations). Here is a list of ones I particularly love and have been amassing via other recommendations or random Googling when I need something to read. I’ll admit the length of this post has become a teensy bit out-of-control, but that just shows you how many awesome people there are in this fandom!
I’m sure there’s a ton of great recs lists I’ve missed, so please let me know about them! :)
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- The invaluable weekly Sunday Recdays (I haunt this like mad) and Thursday Searches at sherlockbbc-love these so much; every day has a new treat! There’s also their obsolete older tag fandom recs
- our-bbcsherlock’s rec day tag
- foxestacado’s amazing Key of X’s Sherlock tag
- holmesian-news for its comprehensive daily updates about what’s being created in fandom (love this so much)
- The High Functioning Fangirls on tumblr, particularly this list of favorite authors, their tags search page, and fandom classics part I and part II
- The fic search and fic recs tags at bbcsherlock (and to the lovely ratherbe4gotten for putting up with my spamming when I was just getting into the fandom)
- Johnlock Fanfic on tumblr (fuckyeahjohnlockfanfic)-check out their tags list and follower favorites
- missilemuse’s tag list, classic must-reads, epic recs, five-stars tag, and my favorite: the sherlock whump rec list (yesss)
- swissmarg’s fic rec tag and bookmarks collection on AO3 (a great guide to that is here)-one of the best reccers in fandom, in my opinion. I owe this amazing reccer for finding some of the best stories I’ve read! EDIT: The recs are now on tumblr as well, with tags! Fabulous.
- The metric ton of kinky/awesome stories posted at the kink meme, sherlockbbc-fic, which I think we can thank for some of the best prompts ever. Check out their fantastic delicious archive and the prompt summaries masterlist, too!
- 221B-recs for existing and being awesome, especially the BBC tag. Check out their amazing pinboard or this spreadsheet for a masterlist of stories that have been recced
- The fic-search communities sherlock-search and holmes-finders, which are cool and useful! The latter is for all Sherlock Holmes verses, but the BBC tag is here
- For the kidfic lovers, fuckyeahteenlock, a tumblr dedicated to “Teen, College, Kid and Parent Recs and Reviews”
- Treasures of 221B on tumblr
- indigo346’s Sherlock FanFiction Challenge tumblr (great explanations!)
- kinklock's tumblr and ficrec page
- reddit’s r/Sherlock_Fanfiction page
- holmestice’s amazing source: bbc tag, and the masterlists are helpfully linked on the left
- totallysherlock’s hump day recs
- come-at-once’s verse: bbc tag (a porn-writing challenge)
- lotherington’s Beginner’s Guide to Sherlock fandom, which has a ton of extremely helpful links for everyone
- The rec posts of doom by sevenswells
- caffeinekitty’s rec tag (scroll back a bit; particularly good for gen!) and index of Sherlock stuff (check out the hysterical picspam reaction posts)-thanks for the reminder, rachelindeed
- pendrecarc’s recs and sherlock bbc tags
- fitofpique’s rec list
- The Sherlock TV Tropes page with recs (sweet!)
- regan-v’s recs and masterpost of recs
- Anarmydoctor’s recs on tumblr (and her rec list of recs)
- Recs from alicambsrecs
- beth-h’s massive recs post on dreamwidth
- Themed recs (with pretty pictures) from the-visual on tumblr
- frozen-delight’s list of favorite authors and favorite characterizations
- eight-demands’s recs and fic recs tags
- Sherlock Holmes Fanart’s Fan Fiction Fridays, particularly for those who enjoy Mystrade. I wish the posts were tagged, but you can go to the archive and click on the ones titled “Fan Fiction Friday.” (Here is an example.)
- The Fic Palace on tumblr
- j-moriarty’s Sherlock Fic Rec List. Long and has updates!
- roanefic’s fic-rec tag on tumblr
- phoenixacid’s bbcsherlockrecs tumblr. Very good tagging system. There are also recs on livejournal-for example, the Sherlock/John rec tag.
- song-lin’s fic recs series and list of must-reads and favorite authors
- oatmealjumper’s fic recs
- Sherlock Odd Fic’s recs
- epic-recs’ sherlock bbc tag for some of the more…er, epic stories.
- janes-recs’ sherlock bbc tag, which has great reviews
- the Johnlock Fanfiction tumblr johnlock fics, with great explanations and tags
- blanketforyourshock’s fanfic tag and excellent authors list
- augustbird/emptyaddress’s fic-rec tumblr. Great descriptions of what the reccer enjoys in the stories, which I really appreciate.
- so-you-wanna-read-fanfiction’s recs blog
- XistentialAngst (tumblr, AO3)’s truly epic rec list in pdf form: here. Incredibly well organized and even color-coded!
- devoregirl’s list of favorite stories
- shippingsherlock’s fic rec tumblr
- The comments on emmagrant01’s request for recs and list of WIPs she’s following
- The comments on novembersnow’s request for recs
- lindentreeisle’s fic recs tag/ what’s on my kindle this week tag, and a supremely useful diigo account at this link (tags here)-thanks, rachelindeed!
- Mallamun’s fic library and Sherlock fan fic tag (as well as this amusing post on smut in fanfic)
- greywash (fizzygins)’s BBC Sherlock pinboard and recs blog.
- recslikewhoa’s [sherlock bbc] tag
- mid0nz’s list of bookmarks at AO3 (and also tumblr)
- mazarin221b’s list of smut-free recs and smut-free fest tag
- afrogeekgoddess’ reichenbach-fic tag on their finalproblems-emptyhouses tumblr
- aelfgyfu-mead’s fanfic-rec tag (there are other fandoms, but the Sherlock ones are numbered!)
- AJHall/legionseagle on dreamwidth’s review and sherlock tags
- snogandagrope’s bookmarks on AO3, which have great descriptions.
- This thread of Best Sherlock Fics from fail-fandomanon
- peevee’s fic rec tumblr, specializing in “odd fics,” good for the reader who has read it all-if that’s even possible!
- whiffling10’s ficrecs tag, masterlist of recs, and list of PWPs.
- starredreview’s fandom: sherlock tag. (This is a multi-fandom recs blog run by epaulettes.)
- mementis’s sherlock-bbc tag on dreamwidth.
- madlori’s fic-rec tag on tumblr (omg, she has the Best. Taste. Ever.) Definitely check out her request for recs, too, for lots of stories I didn’t know about.
- mirabile-dictu’s rec list of stories that need more attention (great idea!)
- radialarch’s tag with underrated fics, general recs tag, and this:
- smallsherlockfic on tumblr, reccing stories with less than 100 kudos at the time of posting (run by radialarch and teahigh)
- silvarfic’s Sherlock bbc and fic rec tags
- emma de los nardos’s response with a list of amazing authors
- numberthescars’s giant fic rec list and rec list of AUs/Crossovers
- kallista85’s fic rec masterpost
- ReticentOFicrecs’ recs blog
- reapersun’s tumblr, which has some of the most beautiful art, as well as a fic-rec tag
- The crack-van’s Sherlock bbc tag
- penfold-x/marzipanic’s Sherlock pinboard-see the top picks tag especially
- truths-in-lies/beautifulfic’s Rec Post of Doom
- loudest-subtext-in-television’s bookmarks of recs on AO3
- Insomniacs In the TARDIS’ rec tumblr (check out the exhaustive tags page, in which they actually tag for kinks...I know which ones I’ll be stalking...) EDIT: not posting new recs anymore
- azriona’s rec list
- yalublyutebya’s fic rec tag on tumblr
- sunshine304’s recs tag
- nrrrdy-grrrl’s extensive recs list, hosted on blogspot
- dudeufugly (the #setlock goddess)’s top 10 fics (and other recs)
- sutoribenda’s top 10 fics
- wholockian221b’s recs list
- bluemeridian’s sherlock.holmes tag (or recs tag for multifandom) on dreamwidth for fic, art, and vids
- victory-candescence’s “The Reccing Ball” list (what a fantastic name for it)
- The community reading221b for discussion of stories in various tropes
- areyoutryingtodeduceme’s fic rec tag on tumblr
- holyfant’s rec tag
- amottledrose’s ficrecs page on tumblr. They even have a setup like Sherlock’s website!
- mycroftismight’s shficrec tag
- kirstenlouise’s rec list, particularly for Molly-centric stories
- petratodd’s list of smut fic recs (particularly great for het pairings)
- lokifan’s recs: sherlock tag
- mightypog’s All Johnlock All the Time tumblr
- DanFlan’s Sherlock Fanfiction Recommendation Post (very epic)
- haikitteh’s recs list (and some Cabin Pressure recs, too!)
- The astudyinfic tumblr
- The Top 13’s Sherlock tag for impressive, very in-depth fic reviews
- idrinkclouds’ Favourite Johnlock Fics list
- readinglist’s sherlock bbc fic tag
- vowofsherlock’s fic recs tag
- willow-41z on dreamwidth’s rec list (good for gen stories/some lesser-known ones)-thanks, rachelindeed!
- For those interested in kinkier stuff, this thread from the kinkmeme has a ton of John/Sherlock BDSM fics, including linking to two recs lists: this one by tenderly-wicked and this comment thread.
- For berlynnsherlock (berlynn-wohl on AO3)’s kinky recs, check out Berlynn Wohl’s Mighty (Mostly) Johnlock Recs List, which is indeed mighty to behold.
- frozen-delight has a Holmescest recs list
- sorrel-forbes has a themed recs list about time travel and other oddities
- archea2 has two superb compilations of Lestrade/Sherlock recs: part 1 and part 2
- Also, for all your Omegaverse needs, check out cuddlyjumper’s excellent Omegaverse masterlist
- And finally, for more general/desperate searches, tumblr’s sherlock-fic-rec tag or just searching on the Sherlock (TV) tag on the AO3-you can manipulate the data with the “Sort and Filter” function on the right sidebar to search for specific tags or kinks. I use the “Sort by: Wordcount” filter constantly to find longer stories.
I’m sure there’s a ton of great recs lists I’ve missed, so please let me know about them! :)
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