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adelavmb's review
4.0
What do you mean I can't read MLP comics at my age? Okay, okay, I'll be careful not to be caught.
^ this is me reading it on my tablet (thank you Netgalley!)
Okay. So this volume is actually a compilation of six issues, each featuring one of the main ponies.
The first story is about Twilight Sparkle who has a special mission from Princess Celestia. She has to help a librarian for a few days... and I think all of us bookworms can relate to her enthusiasm, right? Right?
Then we have Rainbow Dash, 20% cooler, 20% faster, who faces a problem she's never had before: she can't defeat a cloud that uses negative feelings to become stronger.
Rarity is preparing for a big fashion-event, exhausted and worrying herself for every single detail. So her pony-friends send her to relax at a spa. When she arrives there, she is surprised to find out she has to wake up early each day and work.
Fluttershy's story is by far the cutest. She enters an art competition with one of her extreme knitting creations from her secret room. But you know how Fluttershy is - shy to the moon and back. So she's not confident at all in her skills.
Pinkie Pie was my favourite one - because she's my favourite character, maybe? Because she drank 314 bottles of the Pony World's equivalent of Coca Cola, she finally won two tickets to see her favourite clown's last performance ever. But Pinkie Pie doesn't see any sense in a world where Ponyacci doesn't "exist anymore" (that's how she calls it), so she finds a way for him to still contribute to the community as a clown.
We have Applejack's story at the end of this volume. A sweet story about the importance of your family, and understanding you don't have to be on your own or prove anything because they'll always be there for you. It was a little bit boring with some repetitve booby traps placed by Applejack in order to capture the creature that is suposedly destroying a family holiday.
Overall, this book not only teaches young children the value of friendship, but is also a fun read for bronies. ;)
^ this is me reading it on my tablet (thank you Netgalley!)
Okay. So this volume is actually a compilation of six issues, each featuring one of the main ponies.
The first story is about Twilight Sparkle who has a special mission from Princess Celestia. She has to help a librarian for a few days... and I think all of us bookworms can relate to her enthusiasm, right? Right?
Then we have Rainbow Dash, 20% cooler, 20% faster, who faces a problem she's never had before: she can't defeat a cloud that uses negative feelings to become stronger.
Rarity is preparing for a big fashion-event, exhausted and worrying herself for every single detail. So her pony-friends send her to relax at a spa. When she arrives there, she is surprised to find out she has to wake up early each day and work.
Fluttershy's story is by far the cutest. She enters an art competition with one of her extreme knitting creations from her secret room. But you know how Fluttershy is - shy to the moon and back. So she's not confident at all in her skills.
Pinkie Pie was my favourite one - because she's my favourite character, maybe? Because she drank 314 bottles of the Pony World's equivalent of Coca Cola, she finally won two tickets to see her favourite clown's last performance ever. But Pinkie Pie doesn't see any sense in a world where Ponyacci doesn't "exist anymore" (that's how she calls it), so she finds a way for him to still contribute to the community as a clown.
We have Applejack's story at the end of this volume. A sweet story about the importance of your family, and understanding you don't have to be on your own or prove anything because they'll always be there for you. It was a little bit boring with some repetitve booby traps placed by Applejack in order to capture the creature that is suposedly destroying a family holiday.
Overall, this book not only teaches young children the value of friendship, but is also a fun read for bronies. ;)
jac12's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute. And My Little Pony was always a big part of my childhood. I just like reading about the new ponies.
mary_r_m's review against another edition
3.0
*** Thank you to Netgalley.com and Diamond Book Distributers for allowing me acess to this title. ***
Fans of My Little Pony will not be disappointed. It had all your favorite ponies in some amazing adventures. The illustrations are wonderful and the stories super fun! I read this with my girls and we all enjoyed it.
Fans of My Little Pony will not be disappointed. It had all your favorite ponies in some amazing adventures. The illustrations are wonderful and the stories super fun! I read this with my girls and we all enjoyed it.
orangerful's review
4.0
Super fun collection of stories that captures the magic of the tv series. A must for fans!
tyler_j's review
4.5
Six issues in one volume, one story for each mane pony.
Twilight Sparkle has a special mission to help a librarian for a few days, said librarian had a fall. Twilight being Twilight is incredibly excited as it's the archives with ALL the books.
I gave this story 4 stars
Rainbow Dash has a problem...there is an evil storm cloud that uses negative feelings to become stronger and she just can't defeat it.
I gave this story 3.5 stars
Rarity is preparing for a big fashion event and is utterly exhuasted, so her friends send to to a spa to relax. The spa is actually on a farm and everyday she has to wake up early to work on it. I was very surprised at how much I loved this one! Also I love the hippie ponies.
I gave it 4.5 stars
Fluttershy's story is so cuteeeee!! She has a secret room, a secret knitting room because we all know how shy and not confident she is. There is an art competition though so she enters it...in disguise of course!
I gave it 5 stars, though she IS my favorite pony
Pinkie Pie! This one actually was my favorite, I thought Fluttershy's would be but I was wrong! She drinks 315 bottles of Colt Cola to win tickets to see her idol Ponyacchi, her favorite clown's last performance because he's getting old. He's sad though (as is she) but she finds a way he can still contribute to the community as a clown. You're never too old to be a part of what you love!
I gave it 6 out of 5 stars (don't question it)
The Applejack's is a sweet story about family and realizing you don't have to do everything on your own because family should be there for you. A story about a Sass Squatch and the holidays. Slightly reptitive but I did like the twist ending and the nice moral.
I gave it 4.5 stars
Of course I don't want to give everything about the stories away. It's MLP so you know there is a moral and a problem to be solved/lesson to be learned and everything works out in the end. A nice fun book that teaches young children the value of friendship but is also a fun read for older fans.
Avg is 4.58 (would be 4.42 is I didn't "cheat" with Pinkie's....ok ok I know I know...and I don't care :p)
Twilight Sparkle has a special mission to help a librarian for a few days, said librarian had a fall. Twilight being Twilight is incredibly excited as it's the archives with ALL the books.
I gave this story 4 stars
Rainbow Dash has a problem...there is an evil storm cloud that uses negative feelings to become stronger and she just can't defeat it.
I gave this story 3.5 stars
Rarity is preparing for a big fashion event and is utterly exhuasted, so her friends send to to a spa to relax. The spa is actually on a farm and everyday she has to wake up early to work on it. I was very surprised at how much I loved this one! Also I love the hippie ponies.
I gave it 4.5 stars
Fluttershy's story is so cuteeeee!! She has a secret room, a secret knitting room because we all know how shy and not confident she is. There is an art competition though so she enters it...in disguise of course!
I gave it 5 stars, though she IS my favorite pony
Pinkie Pie! This one actually was my favorite, I thought Fluttershy's would be but I was wrong! She drinks 315 bottles of Colt Cola to win tickets to see her idol Ponyacchi, her favorite clown's last performance because he's getting old. He's sad though (as is she) but she finds a way he can still contribute to the community as a clown. You're never too old to be a part of what you love!
I gave it 6 out of 5 stars (don't question it)
The Applejack's is a sweet story about family and realizing you don't have to do everything on your own because family should be there for you. A story about a Sass Squatch and the holidays. Slightly reptitive but I did like the twist ending and the nice moral.
I gave it 4.5 stars
Of course I don't want to give everything about the stories away. It's MLP so you know there is a moral and a problem to be solved/lesson to be learned and everything works out in the end. A nice fun book that teaches young children the value of friendship but is also a fun read for older fans.
Avg is 4.58 (would be 4.42 is I didn't "cheat" with Pinkie's....ok ok I know I know...and I don't care :p)
chantaal's review
3.0
Received via NetGalley, in exchanged for an honest review. Also posted at Girls Read Comics Too.
My Little Pony: Pony Tales is a micro-series that spends time with one pony each issue. It’s a cute collection and a peek into the lives of each pony outside of the main group. While some stories weren’t as strong as others, as a whole it was a fun read. I’ll run through each issue here, since I liked a couple much more than the rest.
Twilight Sparkle is sent by Princess Celestia to help the injured royal archive librarian to shelve books. Twilight Sparkle’s enthusiasm and love for all things involved with the archive – despite the archivist’s constant grumpy mood – was destined to make me smile from the start, and their growing relationship as the days passed was great to see. One panel in particular, which shows them warming up to each other and eventually dissolving into book talk, is one of my favorites in the entire series.
Rainbow Dash tries to get rid of some cloud gremlins hanging over Ponyville, but fails and hurts her wings in the process. I think this was my second favorite in the series, mainly because it was interesting to see what makes Rainbow Dash tick. (Remember, I’ve never seen the show.) Also, there were tons of pop cultures references in this that made me giggle from time to time.
Rarity goes to what she thinks is a spa retreat, but it ends up being a hippie farm where she has to do a ton of work. I’m a bit indifferent to Rarity in general, but I really enjoyed seeing her so obviously out of her element in this one. And while the hippie ponies seemed a bit over the top at times, there were some great gags that made it all come together. (…always watching…) Tied for second favorite.
Fluttershy secretly enters an art showing with a huge knitted sculpture she made, but she’s so fears rejection that she hides her identity. This one didn’t really make much of an impact.
Pinkie Pie‘s story revolves around her seeing and meeting Ponyacci (tee hee), her favorite pony clown ever. While it was cute (a running theme) seeing her reactions and how she helps him out, this was another one that didn’t really do much for me.
Applejack‘s family crop during the Hearths Warming Eve season is being stolen and replaced with squashes, by the dreaded Sass Squatch monster, and AJ takes it upon herself to catch the wily Sass Squatch. The various traps that were set (and ruined) were fun to see, but this story just kind of was.
Overall, My Little Pony: Pony Tales was a fun look at each of the ponies on their own. Twilight Sparkle and Rarity’s issues were a highlight for me, and honestly, these are the perfect series to give to young readers who are just getting into comics.
My Little Pony: Pony Tales is a micro-series that spends time with one pony each issue. It’s a cute collection and a peek into the lives of each pony outside of the main group. While some stories weren’t as strong as others, as a whole it was a fun read. I’ll run through each issue here, since I liked a couple much more than the rest.
Twilight Sparkle is sent by Princess Celestia to help the injured royal archive librarian to shelve books. Twilight Sparkle’s enthusiasm and love for all things involved with the archive – despite the archivist’s constant grumpy mood – was destined to make me smile from the start, and their growing relationship as the days passed was great to see. One panel in particular, which shows them warming up to each other and eventually dissolving into book talk, is one of my favorites in the entire series.
Rainbow Dash tries to get rid of some cloud gremlins hanging over Ponyville, but fails and hurts her wings in the process. I think this was my second favorite in the series, mainly because it was interesting to see what makes Rainbow Dash tick. (Remember, I’ve never seen the show.) Also, there were tons of pop cultures references in this that made me giggle from time to time.
Rarity goes to what she thinks is a spa retreat, but it ends up being a hippie farm where she has to do a ton of work. I’m a bit indifferent to Rarity in general, but I really enjoyed seeing her so obviously out of her element in this one. And while the hippie ponies seemed a bit over the top at times, there were some great gags that made it all come together. (…always watching…) Tied for second favorite.
Fluttershy secretly enters an art showing with a huge knitted sculpture she made, but she’s so fears rejection that she hides her identity. This one didn’t really make much of an impact.
Pinkie Pie‘s story revolves around her seeing and meeting Ponyacci (tee hee), her favorite pony clown ever. While it was cute (a running theme) seeing her reactions and how she helps him out, this was another one that didn’t really do much for me.
Applejack‘s family crop during the Hearths Warming Eve season is being stolen and replaced with squashes, by the dreaded Sass Squatch monster, and AJ takes it upon herself to catch the wily Sass Squatch. The various traps that were set (and ruined) were fun to see, but this story just kind of was.
Overall, My Little Pony: Pony Tales was a fun look at each of the ponies on their own. Twilight Sparkle and Rarity’s issues were a highlight for me, and honestly, these are the perfect series to give to young readers who are just getting into comics.
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