Greetings once again, my good ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the second addition of The Good the Bad and the Ugly Reviews, my new review series for longer fics.

Before we begin, a quick reminder of my simple scoring method:

The Good: Fics of clear high quality, showcasing the work of an excellent or promising author.
The Bad: Fics of clear low quality, showcasing the work of a poor or inexperienced author.

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Anyone who has followed me for any length of time will have realised that most of the things I review are crap. There is, as a matter of fact, good reason for this: I find such reviews entertaining to read and write, and they allow me to highlight common trends in fiction which often lead to shoddy work. Thus, they are informative: this is What Not To Do.

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A good day to you my rather splendid ladies and gentlemen, I hope it has been and shall continue to be fun and productive.

Today I bring you the third edition of The Good the Bad and the Ugly reviews, featuring one of the most well known HiE's on the site. Before that, though, a quick reminder of our classifications:

The Good: Fics of clear high quality, showcasing the work of an excellent or promising author.

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Greetings and salutations, my good ladies and gentlemen. It is my fond hope that you are in spiffing good form.

Before we proceed, two things. Firstly, our scoring:

The Good: Fics of clear high quality, showcasing the work of an excellent or promising author.
The Bad: Fics of clear low quality, showcasing the work of a poor or inexperienced author.

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Hello my good Sirs and Madams, I hope all is shiny, cool and otherwise awesome.

As I'm sure most of you are aware, I am inclined to write the odd review. Mostly, I post these on Rage Reviews, and I generally review in the style of that group. While the Rage style of reviewing is awesome, there is a key problem: it does not lend itself well to longer pieces.

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