Fic recs, November 17th! · 4:48pm Nov 17th, 2019
Right on time, but one of these was long, so the schedule's totally off for a while. XD Still reviewing new readers, at that!
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Princess Day by Trick Question
Reading by MinersLovePonies
A real good reading. He mixed his music just right, and the bit at the end actually adds to the story. (Judging by the comments, not everyone got it without that.) Onto the list he goes!
Reading by CreepyPastaSalad
Reading by Lotus Moon
Genre: Horror
It's Princess Day, and Daylily can't wait to find out when he'll get his cutie mark!
This is one of those stories where the very presence of the horror tag will set you on edge. I mean, it's Princess Day! Daylily's going to find out if he's getting his cutie mark soon! And because it's tagged horror, you're sitting there going, oh god, what's Twilight doing to these kids, what's she looking for? Every happy-go-lucky observation of our excellently voiced child narrator is turned on its head by anticipation. And yet, the absolute worst isn't this story's finale, though I maintain there's more than one way to interpret the ending. Point is, this didn't need to destroy Twilight's character like I was thinking it would in order to evoke horror of the infinite.
Recommended
Spike's First Date by Get Lit Book Reviews
Reading by André Luc Martinez, et. al.
Genre: Crackfic
This only exists as the reading, but it is a story, so… Well, I laughed, but I'm a terrible person. Well, and this admits that Rarity has to be a pedophile to want to get with Spike. The rest of it is bad shipping and hilarious Spike abuse and death and then more bad shipping and then they fucked.
Recommended for Terrible People
Be the Stallion! by Diablomuerte2
Mature: Sex
Reading by Brad the Browncoat Brony
Not the best microphone quality, but he more than makes up for it with delivery. Usual gripes about the intro apply (and good lord, I thought my bloopers could go on for a while!), but he did really good with the voices, especially Big Mac!
Genre: Comedic Clop
Fed up with her crush on Rarity, Applejack seeks Rainbow Dash for romantic advice.
Surprisingly, the advice pans out. Look, I wouldn't use this as a blueprint for an actual relationship (hilariously hamfisted anti-rape PSA aside), but good lord was it funny. Just two mares who are secretly really into each other and can't admit it to anyone, least of all themselves. Also, background Flutterdash! I will say the writing leaves something to be desired, being quite explainy (which is at least sometimes used for comedy) and where POV just does not exist. I still had a lot of fun with it.
Recommended If You Like Sexual Comedy
Sunset's Collection by chillbook1
Reading by Wubcake
Genre: EQG Sexual Comedy
Bored while waiting for their friend, Rarity and Rainbow try to find Sunset's porn stash.
No worse feeling than feeling like a porn hack. XD So this was a hilarious story in which the best joke isn't what Sunset's porn stash is, but that Rarity is a pure and delicate flower (at least somewhat by intent) who is led astray by eternal pervert Rainbow Dash. I was just really pleased by the character interactions in this story, they're what make it. :)
Recommended If You Like Sexual Comedy
I Am Chaos by Feather Sigil
Reading by TourniquetMuffin
There were some audio tricks used that I couldn't quite make out in the moment, but I gather from the description those were specific to this particular reading. Which was otherwise quite good! He's on the list! Though he hasn't done anything in five years...
Genre: Character Piece
I have always envied the ponies' cutie marks, their purpose.
"Discord being existential" is not something I ever thought I'd read, but here we are. Moreover, this is from well before his reformation; he's torturing a single pony with his magic throughout the story. But the places this goes to, I have never seen explored in a Discord-centric piece before, and I have to say I loved all of it. It all works as a coherent whole. Nothing quite like finding an author's first and only story was a real hit and they're not around anymore. :/
Highly Recommended
For the record, I think TheDizzyDan's reading on Princess Day is also top-notch:
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He's already on my list, so I'll run into that one eventually. :)
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So far it's the only reading I've heard of any of my stories that I really liked. Maybe I'm too picky, though.
I think Trick Question's fic is the only one I might read here. The next three aren't to my taste, and I've already read I Am Chaos and didn't really get on with it. Ah well, probably a good thing my RiL list isn't swelling again!