Rarity Fan Club

[Castle Bleck 19,241]

Rarity, what are you doing?

 

Trying to get Twilight's aura?

[Sunshower Raindrops 3,227]

Rarity and her mountain of jewels.

[Obsidian Sky 14,004]

"It seems you quite enjoy the view, dear. But please do not lose yourself too much in this seemingly fascinating sight, there are still hooves in need of kissing..."

 

 

 

 

Yes milady... No hoof shall remain unkissed... Only the most gentle ones will do.

[J.R. 3,183]

Rarity, what are you doing?

No!!!! Get her down now!!! No one's dying on my watch!

"It seems you quite enjoy the view, dear. But please do not lose yourself too much in this seemingly fascinating sight, there are still hooves in need of kissing..."

 

 

 

 

Yes milady... No hoof shall remain unkissed... Only the most gentle ones will do.

*Must not lose my cool via sexiness from hot Rarity* *Must not lose my cool via sexiness from hot Rarity* *Must not lose my cool via sexiness from hot Rarity* *Must not lose my cool via sexiness from hot Rarity* *Must do what she says*

[You Heard Nothing 1,213]

So, here's the review:

 

Rarity and The Curious Case of Charity

 

Technically, I'm very wary of licensed novels. Either they're 70-page commercials or they're a lazy retelling of a certain story previously featured. However, since G4 proved to be better than I thought it would be, and as I thought the comics were pretty entertaining, I decided to give its chapter books a shot. Rarity's book sounded interesting to me, plus, Rarity is best pony (geez. i don't know how many of you share that opinion).

 

Without giving any huge spoilers, the plot of Rarity and The Curious Case of Charity is simple. Hired by an fashion-oriented organization known as H.O.O.F (House of Outrageous and Opulent Fashion), Rarity is scheduled to assist in mentoring a fashion student who calls herself 'Charity'. As time goes by, however, Rarity begins to notice that there's something slightly...off about Charity, as it seems like she's taking the instructions 'just do as I do' a bit too far.

 

As a book marketed to children, this plot line, while generic, is actually quite interesting when you think about it. Children tend to have a bit of talent in mimicry; I in particular tried to imitate a popular girl a long time back ago, but didn't go so well. I suck at making friends, much less jumping myself out at random people, and I didn't have her slapstick sense of humor at all. Best of luck to that person, but I'm not her.

 

The characters are alright; Rarity is mostly in character. It's not hard to imagine her doing the things she does here. One thing I did notice is that she occasionally notes what's in fashion, which is, while not completely out of character, generally not something I'd expect her to do past Season 1. The other canon ponies are in character too; Sweetie Belle in particular has an adorable moment, but I mm not going to spoil that for you. Oh, and a certain mailmare makes an appearance!

 

Charity is interesting. As I said, she could serve as an archetype for children in a similar situation with their environment. On the plus side, while she's also into fashion, she also expresses excitement at Applejack and Rainbow Dash's less delicate activities, such as apple bucking and canon testing. Honestly, there's nothing wrong with being specifically feminine or a tomboy, but seeing a character like this is quite refreshing. Some may be a bit ticked off by her, but I generally like her.

 

Overall, the characters are alright. Nothing outstanding, but except for a few incidents everything's generally in place.

 

Like most basic chapter books, the flow, while easy to read, is unfortunately not very unique in terms of style, and occasionally get kind of tedious. At the very least, it isn't extremely simple, neither is it something like 'Rarity tucked each dress in carefully, making sure each one was perfect, fluffy and pretty!' or 'Sweetie Belle hoped up and down in sugary glee'. Blech. The prose and plot are overall not bad, but could be better.

 

As for consistency with canon, like I said, the ponies aren't very OOC and no laws of magic are broken or such. One thing that's a bit of a nitpick is that the Mane Six gather at the Castle of the Two Sisters just to talk once, and as far as I'm aware, this isn't something they would do when the matter is relatively trivial. Perhaps at Golden Oaks (this story takes place mid S4-*sniff*), but not there, especially not as soon after the Castlemania incident.

 

A few additional details-as I said, there's some fanservice (not that kind) in the book, with call backs and a few cameos. It does seem like G.M Berrow actually has watched a fair few episodes of the show, which is good. Kids who don't watch the show may be slightly confused at some mentions (Discord is referenced once) but they'll generally be entertained by this, most likely.

 

Overall, the book is alright. It's not the best Expanded Universe installment with Rarity as a focused (The Nightmare Forces arc from IDW comes to mind) but it is an enjoyable read if you're a fan of Rarity. Do try to read it if you can, though you probably shouldn't spend you three dollars on it at Amazon.

thank you, darling.   it sounds alright, but i doubt i'll bother buying it. 

 

Rarity, what are you doing?

don't ask me. 

 

Rarity and her mountain of jewels.

 

i think the one on top is the most beautiful. 

[J.R. 3,183]

If I ever came across any of these at night:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd purposely cut my arm/leg to attract the most beautiful lady vampire I ever saw. I'd do anything to be near her... (Even if she was a vampiress)

Edited March 21, 2015 by IceBlizzard

[RarityFan01 2,444]

I want to read Rarity and the Curious Case of Charity, but I can't without buying the book. So I will just continue with fanfiction. At least that's free. I'm not cheap, but I don't like buying something when I don't even know if I will like it. That's why it's hard for me to buy books, movies, or video games. 

[Woohoo 33,450]

"It seems you quite enjoy the view, dear. But please do not lose yourself too much in this seemingly fascinating sight, there are still hooves in need of kissing..."

 

 

 

 

Yes milady... No hoof shall remain unkissed... Only the most gentle ones will do.

That plot... that beautiful diamond studded plot...

 

WhiteDiamonds latest creation

[You Heard Nothing 1,213]

they're adorable! i just want to huggle them so hard! 

[J.R. 3,183]

they're adorable! i just want to huggle them so hard! 

Not too hard, you mess up Diamond Butt's Mane!

[You Heard Nothing 1,213]

i will be careful about the mane. 

[Woohoo 33,450]

Barack?! That's my destiny?! What is your problem, horn?

Edited March 21, 2015 by Woohoo

[You Heard Nothing 1,213]

worst destiny ever.  -_-  nah, jk, but i wouldn't want barack on my flank.

[J.R. 3,183]

Barack?! That's my destiny?! What is your problem, horn?

Maybe not Barack, but how about The Rock?

[Tom Snyder 4,112]

I have never seen this one before, but, meh.

[碇 シンジン 27,430]

Rarity singing with her beautiful sound of angels :grin2:

 

 

[Allen 1,386]

Barack?! That's my destiny?! What is your problem, horn?

Why would Obama have her destiny? Obama is the president, dear!

Edited March 21, 2015 by Allen

[RarityFan01 2,444]

Barack?! That's my destiny?! What is your problem, horn?

 

Rarity isn't even American. In fact, she doesn't even live in our world. 

 

Her voice actress isn't American, either. She's Canadian. (I think... )

[Castle Bleck 19,241]

*Sees someone ship Rarity with Rouge The Bat from the Sonic series.*

 

Okay...

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

*Sees someone ship Rarity with Rouge The Bat from the Sonic series.*

 

Okay...

HEY THOSE ARE TWO QUALITY CHARACTERS

 

Rouge is really just Rarity minus all the virtues, anyway

[RarityFan01 2,444]

I wonder, what character from any show is most like Rarity? (Protagonists only please.) 

 

I can't list any because the characters like Rarity are often antagonists. Fashion isn't only for villains!!! 

[J.R. 3,183]

HEY THOSE ARE TWO QUALITY CHARACTERS

 

Rouge is really just Rarity minus all the virtues, anyway

Good point there i agree.

I wonder, what character from any show is most like Rarity? (Protagonists only please.) 

 

I can't list any because the characters like Rarity are often antagonists. Fashion isn't only for villains!!! 

I don't think there is, but that's a good thing because that means Rarity is true to her name as she my crush is one of a kind.

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

I wonder, what character from any show is most like Rarity? (Protagonists only please.) 

 

I can't list any because the characters like Rarity are often antagonists. Fashion isn't only for villains!!! 

Rarity is unique, I must say I don't know if there's a character who warrants a comparison, really. 

 

We were talking Rouge up there, but that's a weak comparison as Rouge lacks all the virtues and whatnot that makes Rarity such a great and role-defying character. Plus Rouge isn't really either a protagonist or an antagonist, from what I can tell.

 

Sooooooooooooooooooo....Rarity is truly a Rarity in every sense of the word. That is my final verdict!

 

 

[RarityFan01 2,444]

Rarity is unique, I must say I don't know if there's a character who warrants a comparison, really. 

 

We were talking Rouge up there, but that's a weak comparison as Rouge lacks all the virtues and whatnot that makes Rarity such a great and role-defying character. Plus Rouge isn't really either a protagonist or an antagonist, from what I can tell.

 

Sooooooooooooooooooo....Rarity is truly a Rarity in every sense of the word. That is my final verdict!

 

 

Even in the cartoon I'm making, no Rarity like character. The closest is a lot more like Wind Whistler or Twilight if Twilight was refined and sophisticated. 

Edited March 21, 2015 by RarityFan01

[Woohoo 33,450]

The wait for Season 5 in a nutshell... (for most people)