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  • Short Story » Realistic, General Re: The Raven: A Five Hundred Word Story

    Hiya! Penta here with a review. First off, I love the concept! Ravens are always portrayed as 'bad' or 'evil', so it was nice to see something different. Now, on ...

    Feb 26, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Untitled At The Moment

    Hi! Penta here with a review :) First off, Welcome to YWS! It takes a lot of courage to post your writing, and I really liked this piece. The characters ...

    Feb 26, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Romantic, Other Re: Chapter one of 'Imperfect Disturbance'

    Hi, Penta here with a review. "As I drive to school the sights were the same, dead useless tumble weeds on the side of the road, the dry cracked desert ...

    Feb 26, 2017
  • Short Story » General, Realistic Re: Ashes, Ashes (LMS Story 2)

    Hi! Penta here. So, this is pretty good. The writing is interesting--a little confused, at some parts, but then again, so is the character. Still, there were times where you ...

    Feb 25, 2017
  • Poetry » Narrative, Other Re: No, I'm not...

    Heya, Pentavalence here. I really like this and I'm hesitant to criticize it, but here are a couple quick things. The last line seems like a dedication: if it is, ...

    Feb 8, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Dramatic Re: Chapter One

    Hi, Pentavalence here with a review. Honestly, I don't have a lot to criticize about this. The writing's elegant, refined, professional. It's a realistic, (albeit slightly dark) version of what ...

    Jan 29, 2017
  • Short Story » Realistic, Dramatic Re: Goodbye

    Hi, Pentavalence here. I hate to say it, but this piece didn't really evoke any emotion in me. The story is sad, I get that, but there's no real feelings. ...

    Jan 29, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: Knowing Gods Prologue- The new arrival

    Hi, Pentavalence here with a review. Here's the thing about prologues: a lot of authors include them where they're unnecessary, and load a bunch of random information on readers. I ...

    Jan 26, 2017
  • Short Story » Dramatic, Romantic Re: Neurotic Love

    Wow. Okay, Pentavalence here with a review. This is a well written story with a highly realistic character. And THE ENDING. That was a plot twist! A couple things that ...

    Jan 23, 2017
  • Short Story » Realistic, General Re: Her Sun (edited)

    Hi StormCycle! Penta here with a review. I have to admit, the first paragraph turned me off a little bit. Characters should never be perfect; remember that your characters are ...

    Jan 22, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Humor Re: Glorious Fantasy Ch.1: A New world

    Hey! Pentavalence here. Okay, this is a pretty interesting story. Right off you have giant evil kittens and a thought-reading game, which is a fascinating concept. Here are a couple ...

    Jan 8, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Teen Fiction, Fantasy Re: Scolopendra

    Hey StormCycle, Pentavalence here. I liked this story! Brief yet powerful descriptions, well thought out characters, excellent dialogue. You might want to consider not using the word "faction", becaus

    Jan 7, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Teen Fiction Re: Chapter 2

    Okay, Pentavalence here. This is a great concept, but I feel like you do a lot of telling rather than showing, and also an unnecessary amount of detail. I think ...

    Jan 2, 2017
  • Short Story » Teen Fiction, Realistic Re: An Absence of Light, Part 1 (REVISED)

    Hey, Pentavalence here. Really nice job! I found myself literally holding my breath in excitement for some of it. In just 1500 words you made me feel deeply for these ...

    Jan 2, 2017
  • Novel / Chapter » Teen Fiction, Romantic Re: MINTER - Zero

    Hey, Pentavalence here with a review. This is an interesting story. It's got dark themes, but it's also from an eleven-year-old's point of view, and she might not be able ...

    Jan 1, 2017


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