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  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Mystery / Suspense Re: The Eternity Curse - Chapter 1

    Hello! (It's been two years since my last review, so feel free to let me know if anything needs clarifying. ^^) The writing possessed a really nice rhythm. The backstory ...

    Sep 4, 2018
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Tryal's Curse 18.2

    Hello! I didn't originally intend to review this, but I wanted to pause before consuming more chapters and scribble some thoughts down and um, warning for illegibility You're taking fantasy ...

    Oct 2, 2016
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Tryal's Curse 17.0

    Back again! I'm going to start with the negatives and end with the positives. (Also, heads up in advance for a technical review, which I'll try to compensate for with ...

    Feb 10, 2016
  • Short Story » Narrative, Other Re: The Nightlight

    Hey, Fall! (Apologies in advance for any awkward phrasing; I'm a bit rusty with writing.) My nightlight is old, with a yellow glow, not like those new ones in bright ...

    Jan 14, 2016
  • Short Story » Culture, Realistic Re: A Cigarette Man

    Heya! (My writing/reviewing skills are a bit rusty, so apologies in advance for any incoherence.) Negatives first! In the twenty-four years I’ve lived, I have never lit a single cigarette. ...

    Dec 5, 2015
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: 20 Minutes

    Heya! (Heads up, my reviewing skills are rusty, so things may be a bit jumbled.) Inside, my heart beat wildly, when I’d open my eyes again, I’d be in another ...

    Dec 3, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Tryal's Curse 3.2

    Heya! (This review may be in shards because I wrote it over the course of several weeks, so erm, beware of canines.) Additional note: After this chapter I'll skip to ...

    Dec 3, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Tryal's Curse 3.1

    Heya! I'll just brush over the technical stuff quickly: the night-workers This can be unhyphenated ( Link thingy on when to hyphenate compound words . The meat of the article ...

    Oct 8, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Tryal's Curse 2.2

    Heya! This one, in particular, was especially not comical-looking. Redundancy: "in particular" and "especially." You seem to favor appositive and parenthetical phrases, which are great for fluency; th

    Oct 3, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Tryal's Curse 2.1

    Back again! I'll try to brush over the nitpicks quickly--gah, I'm so reluctant to criticize this. It's definitely one of my favorites, where the story and style really clicked. Night ...

    Oct 2, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Tryal's Curse 1.3

    Back again! Being thrown into Malkolm's perspective was a bit startling, considering I'd just barely gotten to understand Elborn; the exposition lasted for less than three thousand words. The voices ...

    Sep 29, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Tryal's Curse 1.2

    Heya! Nitpicks and then overall thoughts: Elborn walked slowly, feet thumping on the carpet. "Feet thumping" feels a bit extraneous; it doesn't contribute new information or strengthen the atmosphere.

    Sep 28, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Tryal's Curse 1.1

    Heya! Sorry about the lateness. >.> (Fantasy's a bit out of my comfort zone, so there may be some general obtuseness or an inability to articulate thoughts--feel free to correct ...

    Sep 3, 2015
  • Short Story » General, General Re: Protector #3

    Hey, Dracula! Happy Review Day! Ideas received in dreams are the best; dreams underline everything with a poetic quality. (I'll try to scribble down my thoughts as I read, which ...

    Aug 30, 2015
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Fantasy Re: Rise of the Fallen: Chapter 1.1 *Revised*

    Hey, Fire! Happy Review Day! This definitely demonstrates writing skill. The pace was well-measured, the imagery's clean and efficient, and there's a distinct rhythm to the words. I didn't have ...

    Aug 30, 2015


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