Recent content by zion of arcadia

What's up, Tomato! Gonna talk about chapters 2-4, because I want to. :) When I first realized there was going to be a typism angle, I wasn't sure how to feel about it, because it felt so absurd. But that's part of what makes it work: bigotry isn't rational, and this is a story about irrational...

What the fish-sticks is going on, lol. I worked with someone who, instead of swearing, always said ‘shut the front door’ and those types of euphemisms always amuse me. Anyway, hello! The first chapter made for a light, breezy read, and I had a lot of fun! The prose is conversational and...

Hello, hello @Fennel ! Thanks for sharing such an atmospheric oneshot, I quite enjoyed it. It's interesting, because I just re-watched In the Mood for Love, and a lot about that movie reminded me of this story. I'll be vague since I don't know if you've seen it (although I'm not sure it's really...

Here for catnip! And wow, what an enjoyable read, maybe my favorite story of yours I've read? I'm not sure, would need to think about it. But it's up there! This feels perfectly paced and ends on a perfect note, an uncomfortable anticlimax. I had a lot of fun with it, even if the characters...

Some of my favorite covers for children's books:

The Dinosaur Knights by Victor Milán The dubious honor of the coolest cover for the worst book I've ever read. Seriously, don't read it. Anything you can imagine from the cover will be better than the book. A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos Fun, inventive YA fantasy. Would...

Hello! I thought I’d pop by and give the first chapter a read, since we’ve had some pretty fun conversations on discord. And wow, what an enjoyable first chapter! Very brisk pacing, does well with setting up characters and establishing their dynamic. The dialogue and Solder’s internal...

Apologies for how long it took to update, I have no excuses. Speak Not of the Children Chapter One Before I ran away from home—two years after moving to Virbank City—I awoke in the middle of the night. I had had a dream; I had remembered something. The dreadful sensation clawed down my back...

Author's Note: Oh my god, I finally posted this story LMAOOOOO. To say it's had a turbulent development time would be an understatement. I think I started working on it all the way back in... 2019? Originally it was supposed to be a response to one of Windskull's one shot prompts, and somehow it...

Hello, Amby. I admit it’s been a while so my memory is somewhat hazy, but always fun to jump back into this world and these characters. Some general thoughts: Reshiram has a strong ‘fish out of water’ vibe going on. I admit a lot of the humor of his comments don’t quite land for me. That’s just...

Hello hello @Arukona ! I decided to check out the first chapter of Dual Wills, since you were kind enough to review Edgeworth. Some overarching thoughts: you did a great job establishing motivation and interpersonal relationships between Elvira and her family, even those that were missing. I had...

The first few paragraphs had me briefly thinking we were headed toward Watership Down territory, heh. This was really interesting! I recall hearing the name Berecien before, which suggests this takes place in the Fledgings universe? Although humans are mentioned, so maybe it's just a reference...

Thanks for the review! Appreciated as always. I was under the impression it was based on Arizona, although I could be wrong about that. They just didn't make any new mons for the region, sadly. Even if not, gonna roll with that assumption now that I'm locked in, heh. There'll probably always...

@Namohysip If you did read some Pratchett, I would suggest Mort first. Death seems like a character you'd absolutely love. Gilligan's book has some questionable methodology, but the main concepts discussed within are definitely interesting.

Honestly if anyone should be giving reciprocal reviews, it should be me to you @Spiteful Murkrow LMAO. But thank you, this was very kind. And helpful! I haven't looked dream eater over in ages. Heh, good point. Did some reordering of paragraphs so it'd be clearer. If I'm remembering correctly...