JoeBookman

Hi, I'm Joe. I'm a new reader so I don't know anything about the setting, plot, or characters. From what little description you teased me with, I imagine Auggie to ...

Hi, I'm Joe. What hits me right away is just how beautifully written your descriptions are. The sentences are pieced together nicely and it pulls the reader along gently, deeper ...

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Back for another review. One thing that I have to say about your writing is that you have a great flow in your storytelling. Many writers get bogged down in ...

Back for another review. One thing that I have to say about your writing is that you have a great flow in your storytelling. Many writers get bogged down in ...

Joe again. All right, so from magic to mundane in the last chapter, and from mundane back to magic in this one. I like the ebb and flow you have ...

Hi, I'm Joe. When I read the title of this work, I instantly heard my mom say it in the back of my head. I wasn't sure what I was ...

Hi, I'm Joe. I haven't read any of the previous chapters so I'm walking into this one blind. That being said, I feel like I gained my bearings fairly quickly. ...

Hey, Joe again. Let's get down to it. I'll be honest with you here- this chapter is not as strong as your prologue or first chapter. I get the feeling ...

Hi, Joe again. I'm here after reading your prologue, "Ryker's Dream". I mentioned there that I'm not usually a fan of dream sequences starting a story with yours as an ...

Oh man. Ohhh man. I'm a gruesome dude and this is a gruesome poem. Where do the remains go? In the slop bucket left out in the rain When I ...

Hi, it's Joe. Wow. From start to end, this felt like a car crash, in a strangely twisted and beautiful way. press the pedal. just run the red. I think ...

Hi, I'm Joe. While I'm not usually a fan of dream sequences, and especially not dream sequences to start a story... wow. You did a great job here. That vision ...

Hi, I'm Joe. Immediately the story sucked me in. It's not often someone begins with an execution, and the writing was compelling and dramatic. There's a famous piece of writing ...

Hi, it's Joe. The first thing I want to say is: excellent. Mythology is an interest of mine and I always like to see new approaches. I think you did ...

Hi, I'm Joe. Right away I want to say that I enjoyed how you mixed imagery with metaphor and myth. "Gatekeepers," "thrones," "titan of the moon" all set a grand, ...