R4 (Reactions, Reviews, Reference, Redirection) #0192 · 8:03pm Sep 20th, 2015
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Here are five slightly edited old reviews:
Mechanical Aptitude by Estee
The First Light of Dawn by Cold in Gardez
Bail by Karn3
Trixie Discovers Celestia Is Not A Genius by The Delirium
The Enchanted Library (One-shot) by Monochromatic
Mechanical Aptitude by Estee
[story link] [my original review]
The sequel to previous story. Not quite as good as the previous one. Mostly due to the focus of the story. I would have liked a more general slice of life story about the main character. My favorite parts were her talking with Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle. The ‘villain’ of the piece was the least enjoyable part. Which was kind of the point, he was meant to be unlikable. A personality type a bit more common on the internet and one I try to avoid. Still, it was a good story with bits of worldbuilding and fun characters.
The First Light of Dawn by Cold in Gardez
[story link] [my original review]
This was really good. Hit my alicorn mythology and worldbuilding buttons just right. Longer than I expected and I ran into the same problem as I often have. Was on my kindle so long that I had forgotten what it was about. So went into it pretty much blind. A properly epic story that covers a lot of emotional ground. Once again I would have liked a bit more slice of life stuff, at the beginning really, but that’s just because I enjoy that sort of thing. The story itself is paced and balanced quite nicely. Just enough slice of life in the first half to make the rest have emotional impact. Several parts had me feeling really sad, which is fairly rare for me. Not quite enough to cry, but only two books have ever gotten that strong a emotional reaction out of me, so even coming close is impressive. So I would highly recommend this one. Just now went to check the story description and it really sells things short. It is so much more epic and touching than the simple premise makes it sound.
Bail by Karn3
[story link] [my original review]
Light and silly. Just what I needed after First Light Of Dawn. The best part of this story is definitely the part at the very end when they are talking about rap sheets.
Trixie Discovers Celestia Is Not A Genius by The Delirium
[story link] [my original review]
Eh, found this lackluster. Writing isn’t really all that bad. It’s just kind of, well, kind of there. Had one good line (“Oh Trixie, you do not need to be remotely intelligent to run a nation. It is quite easy.”. Other than that, I think ‘eh’ sums up my reaction.
The Enchanted Library (One-shot) by Monochromatic
[story link] [my original review]
I wanted this to be longer. This could be extended into a good adventure and/or romance story. Plus I wanted to know how you could have Princess Twilight Sparkle predating Rarity. It does have something of a fairy tale feel to it, so it worked. I’d recommend it.
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