R4 (Reactions, Reviews, Reference, Redirection) #0053 · 6:18pm Jan 3rd, 2015
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Here are five slightly edited old reviews:
In the Space of a Year by Access
Sketchy Trust by Lastingimage24
Stand Ready by JMac
The Sun Shines Brightest at Night by presentperfect
Establishing Luna’s Royal Guard by Zeck
In the Space of a Year by Access
[story link] [my original review]
Good Writing. Another story that feels like original fiction. Reads like a piece of a larger story. A Disjointed bit that suggests great tragedy, but leaves everything to the reader’s imagination. I often like confusing and disjointed stories such as this, but there simply isn’t enough here to piece anything together. The stories I like have enough information hidden away to at least come up with a theory about what is happening or what happened. Very well written, but didn’t feel very much like MLP and needed to be longer to put at least a bit more information in. Not getting one of the three vote slots.
Sketchy Trust by Lastingimage24
[story link] [my original review]
This was a fun one. The good kind of slice of life. It could easily be a single scene of a larger story, but is self-contained enough to stand on its own. Really enjoyed both characters and would love to read more about them. This is an author I will be looking up to see if he has written anything else I can enjoy reading.
Stand Ready by JMac
[story link] [my original review]
Very good story. This is a nice slice of life involving the reaction to Princess Luna’s return. Do think this one might just get added to my headcanon, with some modifications from other awesome fanfics of course. I guess I’m just a sucker for stories about dedication and duty in the face of endless waiting. This story has a nice mix of tradition, dedication, and slice of life. All things I enjoy in the stories I read. Wouldn’t mind more of these characters, but this story is pretty much stand alone. This will be in the running for one of the three votes.
The Sun Shines Brightest at Night by PresentPerfect
[story link] [my original review]
This was a sweet romance story. Certainly in the running for one of the three vote spots, but probably not going to make the cut. The most interesting bit in here is about the batponies being sealed away when Nightmare Moon was banished. Like they were all turned into normal pegasi. Then they got brought back (well, their descendents) when Nightmare Moon returned and was defeated. The concept that they are a piece of her power, that something that affected Nightmare Moon affected them as well. Not sympathetic magic where they are affected through a connection, but that they are more a extension of her power. This was a cool concept for a romantic one-shot, though like most good stories I’d love to read more about these characters.
Establishing Luna’s Royal Guard by Zeck
[story link] [my original review]
A very straightforward story. Luna finding the batponies, the reaction to Luna’s exile, then her return. Three moments in time bracketing the batponies history. This was more like I was expecting for the majority of the stories for this contest. Bits of this might get added to the headcanon. Two of the themes running through several of these fanfics are tradition and myth. Both of which I really enjoy in stories I like.
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