Really enjoyed reading it, and ended up staying up all night when I first came across it. The authors do great justice for many of my favourite characters (like Gwen, Owen, Noah, and Dawn); the Odd FriendshipPower Trio of Owen, Noah, and Dawn is done excellently (as a huge fan of Noah and Owen's hilarious and awesome friendship, it was the highlight of the fic for me); the shipping moments are filled with heartwarming (especially Geoff/Bridgette, Owen/Izzy, and Noah/Dawn); the four-part special is a wonderful sendoff for the first two generations of contestants (something canon sadly never gave us); and even the worst aspects of All-Stars are handled much better than in canon. However, if you HATE Gwen/Duncan, you WILL DESPISE the fic's handling of them. Personally, I didn't mind it (I'm personally neutral to the pairing, even if I am a Gwen/Trent person), but I hated the blatant character bashing of Cody (who the authors admit is their least favourite character), turning him into an Adaptational Jerkass and a huge Butt-Monkey in a way that is unfunny and out-of-character for him.
FanficRecs Extremely excellent but not for everyone
Really enjoyed reading it, and ended up staying up all night when I first came across it. The authors do great justice for many of my favourite characters (like Gwen, Owen, Noah, and Dawn); the Odd Friendship Power Trio of Owen, Noah, and Dawn is done excellently (as a huge fan of Noah and Owen's hilarious and awesome friendship, it was the highlight of the fic for me); the shipping moments are filled with heartwarming (especially Geoff/Bridgette, Owen/Izzy, and Noah/Dawn); the four-part special is a wonderful sendoff for the first two generations of contestants (something canon sadly never gave us); and even the worst aspects of All-Stars are handled much better than in canon. However, if you HATE Gwen/Duncan, you WILL DESPISE the fic's handling of them. Personally, I didn't mind it (I'm personally neutral to the pairing, even if I am a Gwen/Trent person), but I hated the blatant character bashing of Cody (who the authors admit is their least favourite character), turning him into an Adaptational Jerkass and a huge Butt-Monkey in a way that is unfunny and out-of-character for him.