Reviews for Burden of Lies
Gold Testament chapter 17 . 6/20
I've been liking this the whole time. Also pretty sure the last one she needs is the four-star ball which means she'll be going to Gohan's house.
Guest chapter 17 . 5/4
follow the story please, this great
Lei1990 chapter 17 . 4/20
Gostei da história, mas sinceramente eu achei essa Videl chata pra caralho com o pobre Gohan.
woodboy chapter 17 . 3/11
I just found this story, and finished it lol I hope one day you finish it.
Engel2092 chapter 17 . 1/22
Yeah, I've been thinking for a bit now that Videl was MAJORLY overreacting, because of that, I skimmed some of the paragraphs because it seemed iffy.
That being said, I really like the story, and I think it's written very well. I can understand Videl's motivations for dumping Gohan, but overall it seems like an overreaction. Considering Gohan kinda figured out that Videl could sense ki as soon as she figured him out, maybe? I might have misread it. But also, HOW HAS SHE NOT CONNECTED SAIYAman and SAIYAN? Especially after she discovered Gohan was Saiyaman?
SeeASweetSmile chapter 16 . 12/10/2019
Hey, apparently your story didn't self-save in my favs when I write my first review, so I just post another review to be sure it'll be. Plus, I have a question : how do you do so that the reader must leave a comment if he wants to put the story in favorites ? I dying to know how to activate this option (in your settings ?) if it's possible ?
SeeASweetSmile chapter 17 . 12/6/2019
I finished to binge-read your story and it was marvelous ! 3
The development, the interactions between Videl and the people of Z-group, knowing they don't know she's friend and know Gohan, the interactions between Videl and Gohan and their friendship/romance grow slowly but perfectly, her training about Ki, her process thoughts about her father's lies and all the stuff ... It was amazing.
Totally loved all of it ! Easily one of the best GohanxVidel story that I read ! Hope to see what you planning for the next chapters ! :D
Manojit Basak chapter 17 . 11/3/2019
Now relate it with tournament and buu saga
Deltared52952 chapter 17 . 10/6/2019
this good I don't just mean the chapter the story in it's self.
zalcik chapter 17 . 9/3/2019
great story, great character development. I specially liked that you took the high road and didn't bash Mr. Satan. great job
Enforcer209 chapter 17 . 8/9/2019
Well that was interesting
SSJ3 Kyuubi Gohan chapter 17 . 7/20/2019
I like that you used the previous chapter to build up some humility in Videl in preparation for the reveal this chapter. I think without the previous chapter things would have gone horribly, or come off super forced and you didn't do that here so good job.
Guest chapter 17 . 7/9/2019
What the heck? U left it hangung at the best part?
TheGodfather93 chapter 17 . 3/4/2019
I can count the number of DBZ fics I'm currently invested in on one hand, and it won't require the use of all my fingers. After seeing your review on another fic, and recognising your name, I decided to check out your profile out of curiosity. This fic then happened to catch my eye, particularly because of the relatively unique concept, so I decided to give it a shot.

Chapters 1 through 12 were great. They weren't perfect by any means, but they were simple and reasonably enjoyable to read. The main criticism I had with them, and the later chapters, is that everyone other than the high school group and Goten/Trunks sounds too similar to one another. Tien, Krillin, Bulma to a degree and even Piccolo, all sound the same. Their dialogue in particular also feels too fancy, like something out of a play more so than the actual show. But, all that aside, I really liked the dynamic between the high school group, as well as how Gohan and Videl's relationship developed. Even Videl's training and growth of strength was handled well. Trunks' childlike bluntness was also quite humorous.

After chapter 12, though, things got rocky. I haven't read any reviews for this fic, but after seeing your AN this chapter, I can only imagine the kind of backlash you got, and can't help but shudder thinking about it. Reading reviews like that is never an easy thing to do, so props to you for addressing them and persisting with the story.

I can definitely understand why Videl got so pissed off when she found out Gohan was lying to her about Saiyaman, but I also think you dragged out her being pissed for way too long, to the point that it was almost unbearable. It was pretty difficult to read, and I found myself getting really frustrated along the way. I suppose the fact that I was so invested in what was happening was a testament to your writing, but still. Videl during those chapters had become really unlikable, which sucked for me because she's one of my favourite characters in the series. The drama was understandable at first, but the longer it went on the more it felt like arbitrary drama; drama for the sake of drama.

I'm glad it looks like you're finally patching things up between her and Gohan, but I do hope her previous actions don't just get ignored or swept under the rug, whether by self-realisation of how much of a bitch she was being, or others pointing it out to her, or both. Yeah, Gohan fucked up by lying, but she also fucked up being being so stubborn and unwilling to hear him out. I mean, after everything she'd heard about the group of ki users from Tien, you'd think she'd realise that Gohan, her friend and boyfriend who she'd come to trust, MIGHT have his reasons for keeping all that a secret.

I'm still invested in this fic, and I still really want to see how it all ends. I have enough faith in your writing that it'll be a nice, satisfactory conclusion, but I do think the perfect time to end this fic would've been two or three chapters after Videl found out Gohan was lying to her. That way, we'd still get a realistic amount of drama as she struggles to comprehend the truth, but the drama wouldn't become overbearing like it ended up being, in my opinion at least.
iMysticalDBZ chapter 17 . 2/26/2019
Just re-read this story as well as “A Love Thing” for the millionth time. Perhaps my two favorite stories everupdate soon.
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