Lauren

Hmm, it was a bit lacklustre. I mean, it would be fine somewhere within the story, good even, because it says a lot about the wife. But it probably wouldn't ...

Squeee! Thornfield Hall... kind of. Beautiful pics, becki. but then who'd expect anything else?

The only 'teen' novel that I can stomach: 'How I Live Now' by Meg Rosoff. It's quirky, beautiful, different, whimsical, elegant...yep. :)

Good hook. Those one-sentence-paragraphs can seem a cop-out but it didn't. I like the imagery, too, but maybe it's a bit too much in an opening paragraph? :S And mine: ...

I'm about 3/4 of the way through it atm, and it's doing nothing for me.

These are all very beautiful - the flowers especially. The colours are so vibrant and I love how you've made the background less focused (how do you do that *I'm ...

Becki, no fair. You clearly get to visit so many beautiful places. I am insanely jealous, but also very glad to see this pictures! Hmm, not madly keen on the ...

Ok, I'm not a photo-buff like Rosey above ;) but I'll just comment on what I think, as a complete novice. Photos 1&2: Hmm, sorry, I don't like them. *Grins ...

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For me, absolutely not. Who wants perfect characters? Not I. OK, maybe the exception of teen fic, if smoking is being used in a way that might encourage teenagers... but ...

Wide Sargasso Sea: Tells the alternate story of Bertha/Antoinetta, Mr Rochester's first wife, and how personal tragedy, plus being forever told that she's mad, lead her to 'madness'.

Impressive, impressive... Good variation in sentence structure, thankfully free of cliche. Personally, however, I'm not too keen on starting stories with a comment on the weather. It's been done so ...

These are absolutely fantastic. Especially the first one, with the colours and the way everything sits in the picture. You're so lucky to have gone to the Lake District--I'm been ...

I'd ride it to school one day and command it to spit on all the people I hate. What would you do if you woke up one day to find ...

Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters & Cranford Ooh, Merry, I command you to add 'North and South' to that list. It is the ultimate Gaskell novel. And you absolutely must ...