Honestly, this so far is one of the best fics I've ever read - and I started sth like 17 years ago! I love how both Glinda and Elphie had their own storylines that only slowly start to intertwine more tightly. I love the level of detail you provide in your world building. Just the right balance between making it sound real and specific and otherworldly, and still being able to relate. I can't usually stomach horror, but this is great so far. Seriously, well done! I'm looking forward to the rest of the story :) Thank you for sharing it with us!

Just discovered this fic. While the story so far has been (largely, but importantly, not completely) familiar, I'm already hooked. Your writing style is just that evocative!

It's been 9 years and this story still ruins me whenever I come back to re-read it.

My second time reading this, and I picked up on a lot of things I missed before. I don't know if you still read these - I doubt it - but why not? Nice job; I almost cried.

I had to laugh when:
"Nessa let out an audible sigh and looked over at Dorothy's figure. 'She's a lovely young girl...really, Elphaba, but I think she might be the death of me.'

'Funny you should say that,' Elphaba cackled, 'I've though much the same thing myself.'"
You just had to, didn't you.

Other than that, realistic way you've portrayed Elphaba in the epilogue. But I found hers and Glinda's relationship to come out of nowhere - no, I mean the feelings they have for each other. The first hints you drop, to me at least, I didn't get where they came from. But for this story, it works? Because no character has a clue throughout. Oh, Yackle.

This was absolutely spectacular and I enjoyed it so, so much. I went through so many emotions while reading, such as terror, joy, contentment, confusion, more terror, and satisfaction. It was incredibly well written, and it was such a creative twist to the original book. But I must say that you completely tore my heart out. Thanks for that.

In all seriousness, I enjoyed it immensely. I adore angst, and you managed to pull it off exceptionally well. This was an incredible experience.

It would be oh so amusing if Dorothy in Kansas found the original books and read them...

For some reason, the Kumbric Witch reminded of Dorothy to me...

I have nothing to say that I'm sure hasn't already been said, and I doubt anyone will read this. But I may as well say it anyway.

I read fanfic to escape from the depressing aspects of both the original works and reality. This fic has been decidedly conducive to the exact opposite goal. I read it months ago, and it was horribly depressing. It broke my heart. And now months later, just thinking about it, it's still painful.

I hate this fic and I love it. I hate how terrible it makes me feel, even still. A sense of overwhelming loss, impossible to overcome. Like life is a hopeless mess and happiness is always out of reach. Yes, I am aware I am overreacting to a piece of fanfiction of fanfiction of a century-old children's book. But it's how I genuinely feel. (Yes, I am depressed.)

Anyway, whatever you're up to now, I hope if you've continued writing (you're tragically good at it), that maybe you will link it here someday. I'd love to have a go at anything you write, regardless of content.

I doubt you'll ever read this review since you wrote this story in 2009 and I'm only now reading it almost 8 years later, but I feel like I have to write something, because this story was so amazing I can't accurately put it into words. This was honestly one of the most deeply moving things I've ever read- by far the best fanfiction, and possibly even the best piece of fiction ever. I sped through the entire thing until I finally finished it at 1am, and I couldn't sleep for hours afterwards. This blew my mind, and also broke my heart.
There are so many things I loved about this- where do I even start? You gave each and every one of the characters all the emotional depth and character development I felt they never had in the books. Elphaba's characterization was so spot on. I felt like crying when Nessa and Elphie finally made up. And Glinda... poor, sweet Glinda the Good. This story made me love her so much more than I already did, something I never thought was possible. This story completely and utterly pulled me into their world, and every time something bad happened I felt like I was getting stabbed in the chest, for lack of a more articulate description. Romances in fanfiction (and fiction in general, tbh) usually seem so cheesy and contrived, but everything about the Gelphie in this story seemed so honest and real. The ending was heartbreakingly bittersweet, but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. That final "hold out, my sweet", the image of Elphaba chasing Glinda back to Shiz only to the burning tower, and, of course, that gut-wrenching concluding line, have all been haunting me for DAYS. What an absolute genius masterpiece of a story. Every sentence was gripping and I found there was not a single scene where I wasn't 100% emotionally invested. I could easily write 589349 more paragraphs about how great this story is, but this is getting LONG so I'm gonna wrap it up.
Wherever you are now, if you haven't already become a bestselling world-famous author (I'm betting you have), I hope that at least you're still writing. You are extremely gifted- although you probably don't need me to tell you that- and the world would be privileged to have more stories that are even half as good as this. It's a tragedy that you haven't posted more fics on here, because I would read them all in a heartbeat. But for now, I'm just gonna read this story again over and over again and cry. Thank you so much for this.

This has left me with the biggest lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. Nothing much else to say but thank you for this fantastic story...now I've got to figure out how to go about day in a normal manner!

Holy cow! What tragic yet beautiful story of love and sacrifice. It blew me away from start to finish. I've read quite a lot of fics, and thus far, this is the only one that had me terrified. The details... how you described those horrifying scenes, it was pure brilliance. And man, the way you ended it got me wanting for more lol. It's like watching how a quality horror movie ends! If I didn't know any better I'd think I was reading a book written by a professional writer. Such on point characterization too! You made me love Glinda and Elphaba more.

This also broke my heart many times. I couldn't hold back my emotions reading certain parts DX My poor sweet Glinda. I wanted her to live so bad but unfortunately, such sacrifice was needed for fate to be altered. She loved Elphie so much, she willingly gave up her life for her(Excuse me while I cry in grief). I knew something's up with Yackle, it was her after all. I can't imagine the horror on Elphaba's face when she found out the truth. She lived, found love again, made a family... but at what cost? That revelation had surely shaken her to the core (Loved the ending scene btw!) Thanks for sharing this amazing story. Totally one of my top favorites ever! PS: I hope you write for this fandom again though ;)

I have no idea if you are still checking these reviews but holy smokes I have to write something. I have read A LOT of fanfiction (and published literature) and this is definitely one of the best written ones however way you see it. I hope you are a successful best seller writer now. I wish you all the best and thank you for this masterpiece.

This story is written so well that it rivals some of my favorite "novels" over the years. You pace it wonderfully and the dialogue is very natural. The suspense is built evenly throughout the story without everything happening in the first few chapters. It gave me anxiety to read this and the ending stayed with me for a few days (all good signs).

This was amazing! I especially loved Chapter 14 even though it was heartbreaking. I just finished the book so I understood all the references that you included, and I loved how your writing resembled Gregory Maguire's writing. Well done!

I would just like to say that this story is stunning and genuinely moved me. You have a real talent for writing.