Review #32 - Somewhere Only We Know, Nightmare's End, Breaking Peeved · 4:10pm Jan 3rd, 2017
And another 3 stories... getting close to 100 done, aren't I? Don't worry, I have something planned... But, enough about that. Here are today's:
Somewhere Only We Know by PatchworkPoltergeist
Nightmare's End by EchoWing
Breaking Peeved by Bad Horse
Somewhere Only We Know by PatchworkPoltergeist
(Alternate Universe, Sad)
Every night, in a little stable just outside of town, an old mare lays down to sleep. And every night she has the same dream of rainbows and open sky...
Review
A pony, Rainbow Dash, thinks about what she can do. Then about why she doesn't leave. She then wakes up as a "real" pony and thinks about her life, and meets the other main 6 while pulling a cart, and reflects on their lives.
This is pretty well paced, though it does get to be a little long at the end. It has very few errors within the text, which is nice. And it seems rather planned out, though it does also have a lot of filler. The tags work out ok, though it could probably use a "Slice of Life."
Score: 7/10 Recommendation: Recommended.
Personal Thoughts: Well, this shattered my view of the MLP world while reading it. And my view is now forever changed.
Nightmare's End by EchoWing
(Alternate Universe, Slice of Life)
As the ponies of Equestria sleep, Princess Luna looks after their dreams and keeps the nightmares at bay. But as Luna herself sleeps, she is plagued with her own nightmares, brought on by the guilt of her actions as Nightmare Moon. Recent events have prompted her to face these nightmares, however, because nothing can last forever.
Review
Princess Luna has that Tantabus nightmare. After she wakes up, she meets with Celestia to go to the Castle of the Two Sisters with the Main 6. Twilight goes off to the library with Celestia who shows them secrets, and Luna goes by herself think. While there, Luna talks with Celestia about the past, and Luna admits to the Tantabus. The next time Luna has that nightmare, she meets a colt who tells her a story.
This has fairly good pacing, though the end feels a tiny bit drawn out while the beginning is shortened, but I've read worse. It has very few errors within the text. And it seems planned out enough to be a good read, though there is still lots of filler in some places. The tags work alright, but perhaps a "Drama" should be added.
Score: 7.5/10 Recommendation: Worth Reading.
Personal Thoughts: This one probably could have been 1,000 words shorter. Also, a story within a story.
Breaking Peeved by Bad Horse
(Comedy, Crossover)
After Zephyr finally gets a job, Dash points out that Fluttershy still hasn't got one. So where's her money coming from? Fluttershy seems to be the only pony who doesn't know.
Review
The Main 6 realize that Fluttershy still doesn't have a job, but she seems to have some sort of income. When she gets home, all these ponies keep coming to see Angel, the bunny, for mysterious reasons. Turns out it's all drugs, and the animals can't actually talk...
This is very well paced, and the only complaint I have is that the beginning is slightly longer than it could be, though it also feels short. It has very few errors within, which is helpful. And it seems mostly planned out, as the only filler is comedic. The tags work too.
Score: 8/10 Recommendation: Recommended.
Personal Thoughts: I did not actually get this at first, and only did when I read the comments... So don't read the comments before the story.
Thanks for the review!
Somewhere Only We Know was one of the first ponyfics I read that really got to me. The strong references to Black Beauty probably helped, as I've always liked that book. But yeah, it was one of the first stories that really opened my eyes to how good some of the writing in this fandom is.
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Oddly enough, I didn't like the story until a couple hours after I had read it. So I went back to re-read it, which is when I realized what it was.