I positively loved the beginning of this story. She clearly writes Deidara well, and I enjoyed the interaction between him and the others. I also enjoyed the huge web of misunderstandings that happened all throughout the story.
But several decisions made throughout the fic turned into two massive wall bangers for me. The first one, which almost made me stop reading, was the fact that Naruto went to hell to save Deidara's life. This was something I found to be silly and utterly pointless in the grand scheme of things. Two, and what DID make me stop reading, was how Sakura's mom is a massive plot device. I cannot stand that woman's character, and her going so far as to force Deidara into mastering the sword was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
If you can ignore these types of things, good for you; there's still things about this story that are good. But this fic does exemplify the concept of YMMV
Great Premise Marred by Bad Decisions
I positively loved the beginning of this story. She clearly writes Deidara well, and I enjoyed the interaction between him and the others. I also enjoyed the huge web of misunderstandings that happened all throughout the story.
But several decisions made throughout the fic turned into two massive wall bangers for me. The first one, which almost made me stop reading, was the fact that Naruto went to hell to save Deidara's life. This was something I found to be silly and utterly pointless in the grand scheme of things. Two, and what DID make me stop reading, was how Sakura's mom is a massive plot device. I cannot stand that woman's character, and her going so far as to force Deidara into mastering the sword was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
If you can ignore these types of things, good for you; there's still things about this story that are good. But this fic does exemplify the concept of YMMV