* JerkassWoobie: Dear Celestia, Trixie had a hard life. Of course by the end of the story she loses/drops the Jerkass part.
* {{Narm}}: Some of the more emotional points in the story will be interrupted by a simple spelling mistake, or the author will leave out a crucial word in the sentence. While not [[MomentKiller moment killing]], it can get a little jarring at times.
* {{Squick}}: The ultimate fate of [[spoiler: Trixie's mother]]. Her horn develops the unicorn equivalent of a necrotizing disease, causing her a quick but painful death.
* TearJerker: Many. Most notably when [[spoiler: Twilight thinks Trixie is dead]], [[spoiler: Trixie finds out how her father died, and ends up crying herself to sleep]] and [[spoiler:Twilight and Trixie seem to pull an [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy I Want My Beloved To be Happy]] on each other]].