For me, CoaEG started shaky, got better, nearly crashed and burned during the Dreamlands chapters, then recovered well enough to merit reading to the not-ending. The final chapter (see the rec) brings the story to an appropriate conclusion, tying up the plot ends left dangling since '04 while bringing new levels of darkness to the setting. It's one of the granddaddies of NGE fanfiction, and that practically makes it a must-read, but of the Mythos/Eva fics listed on the rec page, it's the weakest overall in multiple ways.
Willbyr's review
For me, CoaEG started shaky, got better, nearly crashed and burned during the Dreamlands chapters, then recovered well enough to merit reading to the not-ending. The final chapter (see the rec) brings the story to an appropriate conclusion, tying up the plot ends left dangling since '04 while bringing new levels of darkness to the setting. It's one of the granddaddies of NGE fanfiction, and that practically makes it a must-read, but of the Mythos/Eva fics listed on the rec page, it's the weakest overall in multiple ways.