R4 (Reactions, Reviews, Reference, Redirection) #0071 · 3:44am Jan 31st, 2015
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Here are five possibly edited old reviews:
A FLEet|ng LIght |n thE DArknEsS by Flashgen
Wonderbolt by WovenWord
The Music of Ponyville by GrassAndClouds2
Late Fees by MrNumbers
Three Nights by Bradel
A FLEet|ng LIght |n thE DArknEsS by Flashgen
[story link] [my original review]
Creepy, which is what the author was going for and hit nearly perfectly. If you like horror, this is one you should try. Not a whole lot of pony, but it goes into the category of simply nabbing the characters to save on exposition. If it was original fiction it’d have to spend a lot of time setting up the town and personalities involved.
Very cut down review, I enjoyed this one immensely. Well, maybe not 'enjoyed' since it is a pretty creepy story.
Wonderbolt by WovenWord
[story link] [my original review]
Wow, that was depressing. Pretty well written though. However, I was much more interested in the implied backstory than the story that was actually being told. Was a good snapshot of a romantic moment in a time of hopelessness, but not really a story. I much rather would have read the story that had this as a final epilogue than this by itself. Still, was a good read if you don’t mind being depressed.
The Music of Ponyville by GrassAndClouds2
[story link] [my original review]
Another alternate universe. This time the main character is Octavia and the local mane six are all musicians. Was fun, but I don’t seem as much potential for longer stories as some of the others. I much prefer the Lunaverse as my primary alternate pony universe. Though I do have to admit that I do really like this version of Lyra quite a bit. ... So, this one wasn’t kind up to the quality level I like, but a very fun read. Also happy that I’m not the only one that was thinking Cadance might be some kind of magical construct instead of a true Alicorn.
Edited review, shorter than original.
Late Fees by MrNumbers
[story link] [my original review]
Poor Caramel. He does seem to be the go-to background pony if you need a comedic victim for something catastrophic. This was a funny story, plus just a touch of worldbuilding about Twilight Sparkle’s new Alicorn self. Basically a comedic version of the same idea that was in Paper Tigers.
Three Nights by Bradel
[story link] [my original review]
Young Twilight Sparkle is adorable. Only read one or two fanfics with Twilight Sparkle as a young foal, but they have all been very cute. As for this one… I didn’t get around to writing this up until the day after I read it, so some of the details have escaped my head. I remember running across something that agreed with my headcanon, and that was neat, but now I don’t remember what it was exactly. Wait, now I do. Guess I just needed to write it out. The story indicates that bat ponies are an offshoot from pegasi and crystal ponies are likewise from earth ponies. Not exactly the same causes as I’ve been thinking but it’s always cool to find out someone else’s train of thought is in the same general direction as mine. This was somewhat a sad story, even if the ending is upbeat.
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Hey! There's nothing wrong with putting Caramel through terrible situation after terrible situation. It's the natural thing to do.
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To be fair, he totally deserved it in that story.