Just Reply: a Review

This felt like a cry for help. Which it was supposed to, mind. The main character here, Melody Breeze is a desparate mare. That comes through very well. The thing is, the author's voice bleeds through a lot. Especially since comments are disabled (i.e. why I'm writing this as a blog). It feels very much like the author is also in need of help here. This is baseless speculation, understand, made with with absolutely no knowledge of said author. But it's the feeling I get from it. But, focusing on the fic itself--you know, like a real review--this is a nice example of where there is actually a reason to strikethrough text, that most useless of formatting options (though personally, I find even this epistolary format unrealistic in its usage of that. I don't have it nearly so bad as Melody, but you can be sure I would never send a letter with the kind of evidence about my demons in it--write it and write it again until it's perfect: the minimum of personal details that can be managed with a penpal and yet answer all their questions). So props to priest for that. It's funny how much things completely external to the story can affect the perception of things inside said story. The only reason I'm writing this is because the comments are disabled on this thing (and because I'm drunk) and yet I don't think that is completely unfair: when something deliberately sets itself apart from the norm, as this and any story that makes the same decision do it's noticeable. Especially since the topic of this one isn't anything offensive. It draws attention to it. My point boils down to two things: (1) This does a pretty good job (if not in my experience complete) of portraying somepony who is trying to avoid as much as possible other ponies/people (seriously, it feels like a metaphor), albeit with an implied good reason. (2) Are you okay Flutterpriest?

In conclusion: it's a good character piece. Uses it's format well and takes advantages of the possibilities thereof.