Fanfic Review: "Mommy's going back to Heaven." · 6:54pm May 28th, 2013
Do you like fanfics that makes you feel things? Things like sadness, grief and the sensation of crying?
Then this might be yet another fic to add to your "Read Later" pile, trust me, it just might jump straight into your "Favourites" pile the second you're done with it.
Yeah, I actually started this "review" by telling you that the fic is fucking great, so why would you continue reading this blog post? To be honest, you shouldn't, you should go and read "Mommy's going back to Heaven." instead, but if you for some reason want to stick around anyways, I'll just go ahead and tell you WHY I liked this fic so much. Or at least try to.
"Mommy's going back to Heaven." is the story about the day Rainbow's mom dies, about how her dad tries to be strong for his four year old daughter and about Dash saying goodbye. It's written in a way that really tugs at the heartstrings without "trying too hard", any grief you feel doesn't feel shoved down your throat despite how short it is. Maybe it's because we already have a "relationship" with Rainbow Dash from before? Maybe it's because the thought of being the Dad who has to be strong when the love of his life is dying scares the shit out of us? Maybe because it's simply very well written?
I'm guessing it's a combination of all that.
I'll be honest and say that the dad was what really struck a chord in me personally. As a very emotionally person, the thought of having to be strong for the sake of someone else scares me, the idea of not breaking down in tears when something like this happens rattles me to the core.
The fact that he struggled with doing just that simply made him feel that much real to me.
I'm not a great author, sure I can write some smut that gives people the weirdest boners of their lives but I don't think that I can properly explain how a fic is written and what makes it good from a technical standpoint, all I can really comment on is what makes the content within good.
Maybe this is a sign that I shouldn't make reviews? Meh, what do I care? I'm having fun.
You started it off by makin' me blush, bro! Thanks for doing this and for that wonderful compliment.
I'm glad I was able to leave such an impression on you through Radiant Dash. He is the character I had expected to leave the least impact, as he's the tertiary. I'm happy people HAVE found him believable, because I try to base all of my character personalities (barring what's already present from the show) on my own experiences with people who have been through the hardships he has.
Thanks for the review, bro.