My Little Pony: Rarity and the Curious Case of Charity by G.M. Berrow

My Little Pony: Rarity and the Curious Case of Charity Reviews

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  Megan Hawley Steinfeld

  "My review is that it was really good and it earned 5 stars since it was so good. Do you want to know my favorite part? It was every part of the book. 😊"
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  Faith

  It's amazing how much of a punch Berrow can pack into 128 pages. And with a large font This was a riveting story following so close to the tone and structure of the show it feels like an actual episode... but this is an original story! I can totally hear and see every scene in my head, the character voices are so authentic. EveryPony is true to their show counterparts and I love this book for it. It was such a fast-paced read and wasn't childish, even when the back said "5+". I adore the illustrations too, identical to the Friendship is Magic style. For such a short book this is another favourite, I'm stunned by the originality yet authenticity and the impact it had on me.
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  Liana

  So close... yet just missed perfection! This book could have pulled off an excellent message of being true to yourself, but it kinda... gave up on itself at the end. I didn't think it was handled very well. :( Wrong choice of words, muddled emotions and lack of expression... Don't get me wrong, the story is great and all, and it does get the message across, I just didn't think it got it across well.
  
  Still great book though.~ 8)
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  Mystic DreamClouds

  Rarity is known for her boutique’s fashion and so she applies for a role to take on an apprentice. But what happens when the apprentice takes Rarity as a role model too far, will Rarity be able to stop her in time?
  
  This was probably the longest one so far and had more chapters in it. This book is steady and slow and pretty uneventful in the first three quarters of the book. Similar to the other installments, it was told mainly from Rarity’s viewpoint and definitely rings true to her character in the show. However, the plot starts thickening around the last quarter but is weakly supported. The events and situations that have already occurred are vaguely written and described making it hard to see the buildup in a relevant manner.
  
  The “friendship” element in this book seemed lacking and it felt like the book gave up near the end. Rarity doesn’t talk or need her friends to help when things get tough. Rarity is able to figure out a solution by herself and it’s quickly resolved after quite a bit of buildup. It was disappointing to read at first, but on further thought Rarity does prefer to be independent and her friends were there for reassurance and thought.
  
  Overall, the book was good but not great. I think the plot needed to be flushed out more and the moral of the story could have been written more convincingly. I like Rarity as a character and she’s quite under represented in the show, so I did have high hopes for this book.
  
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  Dr. Mechano

  "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."
  
  Rarity and the Curious Case of Charity focuses on Ponyville's cultured clothier herself, and faces her with a unique conflict: Someone who appreciates her a little TOO much.
  
  Sweetmint, Rarity's new apprentice, idolizes Rarity so much that she begins to imitate her mannerisms, her inflections, even her name - beginning to call herself "Charity." Rarity is understandably unnerved by this attention, and has to deal with it in her typical fabulous way.
  
  A fun little slice-of-life story, and a good showing for Rarity's character. G.M. Berrow does an excellent job capturing Rarity's "voice" in the way she speaks and acts, and it really feels true to the character in the show. Definitely recommended for Rarity fans or MLP fans in general.
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  Kate Wilkins

  These are tough for me to read aloud. Bouncing from Applejack's to Rarity's voice and written cadence is a nightmare. The stories have wonderful lessons but the author needs some flow assistance when writing in 6 different voices.
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  Alesia

  Right Demetrius is obsessed with My little Pony! So excited they had a few of these books at our library so I can read them to him. Love seeing him be excited about books and reading!
  
  This book was cute. I love the message it sends about hard work and being your own person!
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  Teri

  This isn't quality literature or anything. It is a MLP book. However it does have sophisticated vocabulary and a good message.
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  Dominique

  I thought that Charity shouldn't of gotten her mane done purple and Rairity Shouldn't of gotten mad at her.
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  Tiffiny

  I love that this series isn't dumbed down. It makes reading aloud to my daughter much easier. Actually, I enjoyed this one and it had a great message.
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  PottWab Regional Library

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  Kiri

  Friendship is generosity.
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  Adelyn

  Rarity is so swag
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  Adrienne

  My 6 year old liked this book a lot, and I thought it had a cute plot.
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  Cam

  The writting made me feel comfortable and inside of the story and rarity's head. Although, the one thing that made me feel disappointed was the final. I think it would had been a better criticize of the mainly topic about not looking for find yourself but just copying the people that you admire. Looks like the autor just give up at the end, and so it wasn't any proper moral at all.
  
  however it has totally the vibe of my little pony, still adorable.
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  Lanie

  I really enjoyed the insight to Rarity's point of view. It was cute to get a little more information about how Rarity thinks. :D the writing was simple and meant for little kids, but it was decent, at least as good as the show's. The new character Charity/Sweetmint was interesting enough. . . at least from a kid's point of view. The whole story had a nice simple plot line, and would've made a good episode. :)
  
  The downfall here was the climax.. . . . . god, the climax! it was practically non-existent. I mean, the horse tried to steal Rarity's thunder and she barely does anything. If I were Rarity, I would have mule kicked that thieving little copycat all the way back to Manehatten. >=D but, that's mostly because I'm nowhere near as nice, or generous as Rarity. I guess her niceness at the end of the story was to be expected. be generous and helping others with fashion is engrained in her being (hello element of harmony!) but COME ON! even for a kids' book this ending sucked. I really was hoping for more conflict than dyed manes and wigs.
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  Sarah Lu

  Another cute MLP kid's book. Again, great chapter book series for kids. I really like how this author doesn't dumb things down just because it is a series for kids. the use of "purloined" certainly had my approval. I'm always glad to see any book that wants to help expand a person's vocabulary and this series/author definitely does that.
  (as a note, currently reading these before I potentially give them as gifts/read them with kids I babysit. I will definitely look forward to reading these with my own kids when I have them.)
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  Sylvester

  The funniest entry in the series with the worst writing so far. I love Rarity and was very excited to finally witness her character focus. In this volume, an apprentice named Charity arrived at Ponyville from Fillydelphia to learn from Rarity on how to be a good fashion designer, but her admiration of Rarity may be a bit too much.
  
  There were way too many inconsistencies, while we got more of an insight to Rarity and the Carousel Boutique, the meaning of the story got a bit lost.
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  Jess

  This one is the one that I have liked the least in this series. It had a good plot, but towards the end it was really rushed, the conflict lasted for almost no time, and the ending made no sense. They even tried to plug that horrible book "Under the Sparkling Sea" which is about seaponies. Overall this book was meh.
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  Jody

  My daughter & I have recently moved onto chapter books at bedtime, and she's a huge MLP fan, so when I found these on Book Depository it was a no-brainer. It was easy to read, funny, and held her interest - most nights begging me to read another chapter.
  
  It won't win any awards, but it's certainly a great book for beginning chapter-listeners.
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  Alliyah

  I love MLP and my favorite character is Rarity, so when my mom got this for my B-day I was so happy! It was a great book and (I already have but...) I would totally read another MLP book and I really want more of the new MLP comics, since I already have one (Its also about... Rarity.) and Ii read it I would totally get a new one... like I said.
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  orangerful

  Cute story. Rarity is probably my least favorite pony so I wasn't as engaged in her story, but it was cute and Rarity fans will love it. Adults will spot the Single-White-Pony story line coming from the start but it's still a fun read for fans of the show.