Guessmyname: Seconded. Sorry, but Ava's a royal prick. And that was a terrible pun!
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From comments: Your Mileage Will Definitely Vary as I feel that Ava actually makes a compelling Jerkass Woobie (thank God that's a trope now!). Aggressive nationalism will do that, which is the reason why this story has multiple divergent points of view going on. Also, Ava had a breakdown and the whole thing careened into Black And Grey Morality. This is an improvement.
My work is here. Current main fic: Tengen Toppa Gurren Solvernia
From comments to the above review: It's not really getting that much better. Ava is pretty much recovered, and is much less a jerk than before, though her actions have basically ruined the lives of over half the cast, and caused terrible atrocities in Japan, but Lelouch's first Geass User is down for the count, and in the possession of his enemy, and he probably knows about it - as psychic location of one's own contracted is an ability that C.C. was certainly capable of - so he gives a Geass to his and Kallen's children, not that he knows that, and sits on his ass doing nothing as the world prepares for a war between Britannia, who has completely ravaged Japan by this point, and the EU, who controls two thirds of the planet, and somewhere around a dozen Geass Users, and the Black Knights are devoid of all of their most experienced and talented people - well, Tohdoh and Kallen: that's pretty much everyone. Lelouch is completely useless, and a disgrace to his canon portrayal. And what's worse, is the Geass of the Big Bad defies everything we know about Geass. Canon goes and points out that all Geass are purely psychic, and only Code Bearers can regenerate. Yet, Delita is not just capable of manipulating nerves to bypass damage, which almost made sense when explained, but is capable of regenerating people who are dying, or possibly flat out dead, and is capable of making 5 year old blood stains viable enough a genetic material to be used to impregnate someone. What the heck!?
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Cyberxigbar's review
This troper finds that this story suffers from one of the least likable protagonists he's ever read. All attempts to portray Ava as a Woobie seem to fall flat, as she cannonballs off the Slippery Slope very quickly after obtaining her Geass, SHATTERS all of Lelouch's hard work, imprisons Nunnally, and wages war on the world just for the lulz. Congratulations Ava, you're a Jerkass Sue.