shadowfireflame | 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!

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.