I'm so glad I found this! I read some of it years ago before it was finished and have been trying to find the end for ages! It was definitely worth it - very fluently written and fantastically well-imagined.

What a well rounded beautiful story. I love the Doctors input at the start of each chapter. The part where the doctor comes and is surrounded by John and Roses ancestors tugged at my heart strings. The story worked so well and its fantastic. I love a happy ending. Cheers and thanks

This story is beautifully written. It is evident that you were an (evil) ex-English teacher! I loved every bit! Great job!

I loved this. Part sappy romance, part rollicking good story, excellent characterizations. Very grammatical, too.

I liked the format of switching POV from Rose to The Doctor telling the story.

I really liked the therapist character. Too often, therapists aren't written well. This one was. Loved it. Brilliant.

Awesome story!

I am completely hooked already. You're writing technique is phenomonal. I'm excited about reading the next chapter :D. That's the brilliance of finding a story late, no waiting yay! Anyway must be off chapter two awaits me.

so I left you a review ages ago when I first read this story, and it was one of my favourites then, but I have to ask... how do you feel about actually being kind of right?

I don't know about the hearts of ex-English teachers, but as I am a future English teacher (going for my masters!), I'd say that you're amazing. I'd go so far as to say brilliant, even. Being obssessed with the complexeties of our language, I appreciate someone who uses it to put light to wonderful plotlines such as this. THAT warms my heart, a good story, a little romance, and brilliant grammar! I'm going to favorite this, because it's just that fantastic, and you know what, so are you. -Terri

I stumbled across this, I'm not even sure how, but I'm immensely glad I did.
Not being canon aside, it is simply a damn good story. That made me cry. A lot.
In fact I'm still crying just a bit.
And I don't really cry for fan fictions all that often. In fact I don't really read them often.
What I'm trying to say is, bravo.
It broke my heart to see her leave the doctor for someone else. Even if the someone else is sort-of-the-doctor-but-not-really.
lovely.

This was a fantastic story! I loved the whole thing beginning to end. You've certainly created a masterpiece that follows Roald Darl's philosophy (which is 'grab the little blighter by the throat on the first page and never let go'). I'm not much of one for reviewing and the majority of the reviews I do give are simple 'this is good you must write more' reviews but this was truly spectacular. I loved the way that the story was narrated by the Doctor in such a way as if the reader were the audience only to find out there was an actual audience in the story.

I would love to see a sequal to this story where we get to see Rose's kids (particularly watching Jake, the would be 10th doctor, as a child) but I can see that story as being particularly mundane and domestic, not really up to the quality that this story gives. Still if you could make a sequal as good as this I'd definitely read that too!

Good work on such an increadible story. This is one I'd definitely read again down the track!

Wow. Good story, but I found the last two chapters incredibly sad, because John's not really the doctor, and I can't imagine Rose being happy with anyone else. I'm off to cry now...

Well. What can I say, really? I've read this story from start to finish in a matter of hours, and... well... I just. I love it, really. I can't... you brough tme on the verge of tears at least twice, and I laughed at other bits.

Really. Just, bravo.

Another, like this? Soon, please? :D

*notes* first chapter without an intro from Ten.

Interesting...

...OH MY GOD!

I've been steadily reading, too engrossed to review, but... THAT... OH MY GOD!

Like, seriously, I knew he'd be back, and I still don't know if I trust him yet, but... OH MY GOD!

That's about all I have right now.

Oh how very... domestic! XD

Am I a bad person for wishing he'd said "Nice to meet you, Rose, run for your life!"

Also YAY \o/\o/\o/