Very good story, euphoric and gay bits scattered throughout. Thoroughly enjoyed.

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I've always loved QuietValerie's stories and how they portray transgender stories with a level of sincerity and genuineness that I had not read before, which lead me to finding other authors and stories that have that quality through her and her fellow authors.

"Trouble with Horns" is no different! If you've read and enjoyed QuietValerie's other stories, then you'll definitely enjoy this.

If you haven't, then maybe the cute characters and their adorable awkwardness and the cool/funny shenanigans will convince you.

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Supptisingly I enjoyed the story a lot.

We get a lot of show, don't tell content build. With a lot of character development. 

Just take the MC, were not told she is trans, we are shown her struggle and selfdiscovery. Only after that we discover her true nature.

For a lot of people it's hard to imagine what it's like not feeling at home in your own body or flat out hating it. Therefore it was great we learned what the MC was like originally, a depressed buffguy, who supressed most of his emotions to the outside world. A character a lot of people can easily relate to. It allows the character to develop and gives depth.

A lot of the time I wonder: why does the author add the gender bender tag, because the MC is male for all but 1 or 2 chapters, then becomes female, is like oh, ok, cool. And it's almost never adresses again. (Just why???) This story actually embraces it. 

If your hesitant to read this thanks to the Hollywood stigma of poorly written LGBT+ movies, then give this a try. Here most of the characters are properly developt.

The only reason I give the story 4 stars is because it feels vastly unfinnished.

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It's a well wrote story with a mission. Many times I really wanted to drop it but I forced my self on. The s*xual fantasies in this is way too heavy and very unrealistic which detracts from it in the same way as harem novel does. The love fluff is adorable between the two mc's and the action along with it make it a good novel. If the "let's f*** around every corner" was cut by half it would be a great story.

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Wow, I stumbled across this and was loving the light fun read. Enter the teens, I don't think I have ever read a more true and painful account that ends so beautifully as we pass beyond the teens. 

This story is amazing and if it has a fault it is that there is not more of it. Val is a truly gifted storyteller and I feel she should be heralded as a great of worldbuilding.

It amazed me how real this world felt, the troubles, the solutions, things all felt plausible with in, I am envious of Tami and hope her continued escapades will further delight us.

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It's fun and goofy sometimes.

I dunno. The synopsis makes me think I won't like it even though I already know I do.

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Too much strong language for no apparent reason. 

The motivation of the characters is not always clear and justified. Jargon and swear words just clog up the text. 

The author clearly considers women to be the better half of humanity and even refers to transport in the feminine gender, but at the same time does not bother to give the characters female traits most of them act in a completely masculine manner..

Nice try, but needs more polish and gloss before posting.)

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This was fun. Book 1 had a raw emotional rollercoaster the likes of which is rarely written and honestly this book right here is the screaming proof why we need diversity in authors, because otherwise we might never see emotions like what we see here in this story! The story here isn't a carefully researched reflection from an outside perspective. Sure, it's still fiction and at times quite a goofy bit of fiction, yes, but what the author is pouring in here is real. Emotions and relationships written here speak of a deep understanding that only LGBTQ+ authors like Vale have. Skimming the comments I can see that you've helped a lot of people find out who they're with this story, which is amazing. You've also helped a lot of outsiders like myself have a deeper understanding for these issues, making us able to empathize more with the diverse friends in our lives, for which I'm thankful. Stories like these are what makes stories worth telling.

So... Good job! Keep on keeping on. Oh, also, the prose from Tami's quirky narrative is also hilarious. Scatterbrain bimbo goofballs are just the best.

Book 2 so far is more relaxed story. Most important bits of Tami's story seem to be over, so it's more about the world and other characters. This makes the story feel slower than in book 1, but Jesus the characters and their wholesome ass interactions make me feel good and have hope in humanity and all things holy.

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Loved the story, cried when she got her body. It's a wonderful story of self discovery and fulfillment.

It fails at some very imprtant things, however.

The year is 2010. Social movements that see to transgender/homos*xual/non-binary people gain traction to an incredible level around the world.

The year is 2020. Society sees transphobia/homophobia to be the new taboo. People get cancelled and socially linched if they have a posture that goes against our view of respect, care, compassion, and understanding towards these groups. Social acceptance has never been higher, and it can only go higher.

We've achieved this in ten years only.

I chose to fool myself and think this story happened in 2022 instead of one hundred years into the future, otherwise it simply cannot function. There is no context given as to why and how the bigotry shown here can continue to exist. It just does, otherwise there's no social struggle, no justified anger, no underdog protagonist. I fail to imagine a humanity that has not evolved past that in one hundred years considering our very reality.

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So, this fic is excellent.

BUT

There are some quibbling issues.

First off, I feel the story tries to do too much in one story. The terrorist conspiracy subplot especially feels like it’s struggling to breath alongside the more developed SAI subplot and the main romance story.

This is not helped by the second issue: the rather abrupt and anticlimactic ending. When a story like this ends, it should feel like an ending. Instead, it ends with a vague “and the adventure continues” statement. 

I was left feeling like there should be more, and despite there being many, many stories in this shared setting... none of them that I’ve managed to read (a few seem to be patron-exclusive stories on Patreon, and therefore are inaccessible) really tie directly back into The Trouble with Horns. 

In ending so abruptly, the story also doesn’t resolve a number of smaller plot threads and character arcs that it sets up initially. Kristina disappears from the plot after Dawn’s outing scene, and never gets what’s coming to her. The introduction of the flying motorcycles never gets adequate use (making it a case of an unfired Chekhov’s gun). The final villain, who first shows up in the same chapter she is defeated, pulls a “I’ll get you next time, Gadget!” and the story ends before she can actually do anything significant. 

It’s a shame, because the characters in this story feel so alive, and their interactions are seriously compelling. But, this story is marked complete, and QV has moved onto numerous new projects since; making the possibility of a continuation or direct sequel unlikely at best. 

Still, 5/5 for this story. Gay as hell, compelling as hell, really needed a better ending. 

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