A review by kitsuneheart
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Volume 5 by Katie Cook

HOW many fanfics out there have the plot of one of the Big Bads having a romantic relationship with one of the Princesses? And this volume does it with King Sombra.

And you know what?

It's GOOD.

Continued excellend from the Friendship is Magic comics. This takes the traditional comic storyline of mirror universe where all that is evil is good and vice versa, and in that it is somewhat cliche, but the cliche is freshened up by establishing a previous link and friendship between the worlds of Equestria and Mirror Equestria. Even more interesting, the background story is set right around the turn of Princess Luna into Nightmare Moon, adding in a story of grief and improper coping mechanisms, as Princess Celestia returns to the mirror world to see her sister happy and good.

I actually found myself liking Good King Sombra, and the ending was rather heartbreaking. But it does pose an interesting question: If the Sombra in the mirror world is now evil...does that mean Equestia proper's Sombra has turned...good?

Here's to hoping for a sequel!