Five Star Service Reviewed! · 4:26pm Jan 31st, 2020
And quite favorably by PaulAsaran, who previously reviewed Before the Storm: The Rise of Firefly:
I came away very happy with this one. The sexuality danced on the razor’s edge of appropriateness for the story’s needs but managed to always keep from slipping off the deep end. The characters she meets are all interesting in their own right, from card shark twins to a vicious head mare to a down-on-his-luck Phoenix Wright lookalike. I also feel the need to praise the cameos, which were sporadic enough and realistic enough to not feel like fan wankery and instead served real purpose to the overarching story (especially Cadance). This was an all-around fun ride with great themes of inclusion and healing, delightful characters, strong writing, and an impressive eye for quality in content, flow, and development.
Needless to say, read the whole thing and not just the excerpt. He's a very good critic who makes thoughtful and salient points. I'll give it up to this guy; he's a prolific writer, reader and reviewer, and better yet, he's got a taste for both long stories and even clop to a degree--two things that are right up my alley!
Those interested can find my response to the review here: https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/887632/pauls-thursday-reviews-cxcii#comment/5195254
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I imagine part of the reason you like it the most is because it’s closest to the kind of softer romantic clop you do. It’s unique in that regard for me, as I enjoy really cutting lose in M-rated stories and that one didn’t really allow for it. Or when I tried to make it that way for The Attorney chapters, it bit me pretty badly. That one’s on me.