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  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, General Re: LYGHT-Chapter 2

    Hi there! Pomp here for a review day review. I haven't read the previous chapter, so I'm going to go mostly off of what I see here. My primary complaint ...

    Jul 31, 2016
  • Novel / Chapter » Realistic, Romantic Re: Margo, Ch. 1

    Hello. Pomp here for a Review Day review~ The first thing I noticed was that this chapter is very dialogue-heavy. While that's not necessarily a bad thing, it doesn't really ...

    Jul 31, 2016
  • Short Story » Mystery / Suspense, Horror Re: Malakai

    Hi there. You have a knack for word-choice and the way you describe things is like coating clouds with molten gold. There's a fluidity in your prose that I really ...

    Jul 28, 2016
  • Novel / Chapter » Narrative, Mystery / Suspense Re: A Complete Stranger (Part 1)

    Hello. Welcome to YWS! I do not appreciate the way the narrator uses parentheses in the prose; it's very unwieldy and makes the sentences read quite clunkily. It's also rather ...

    Jul 28, 2016
  • Poetry » General, General Re: [waterfall]

    hey, fort. i don't think i've ever really reviewed any of your poetry, but there's a first time for everything, eh? (though really, there's so very little to critique and ...

    Jul 20, 2016
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Project Flux {Book one of the Flux Files}-Prologue and Chapter one

    Hey there, Ashley! Pomp here for a review~ Nice title to the novel, by the way. 'Flux' is a cool word. So the first things that immediately jumped out at ...

    Jul 4, 2016
  • Poetry » General, Other Re: Brother

    Hey, Scar! Pomp here for a RD review~ Forgive me my incoherence. I'm short on time so this is pretty hurried. I haven't ever worked with Quaterns before, but I ...

    Jun 26, 2016
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, Dramatic Re: 700 words from page 189 of ma book

    Hullo. Pompadour here for a quick review. This is page 189 of your novel? If so, it explains why I am having difficulty in understanding who a lot of the ...

    Jun 19, 2016
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Dramatic Re: Star Shade, Chapter 1: Oblivion On The Horizon

    As promised~ Sorry for the lateness! I started writing this review, but life tossed me into a trainwreck and I completely forgot to complete it. (As a result, this review ...

    Jun 16, 2016
  • Short Story » Fantasy, Narrative Re: Ruby of Revenge [Part 1]

    Hey there. I saw part four to this sequence hanging out in the Green Room and thought I'd drop by to review! That said, I'm pretty rusty on reviewing, so ...

    Jun 9, 2016
  • Poetry » Realistic, Other Re: Let Go

    Hullo. My main concern in this poem is the way in which the poet has utilised imagery; however, I'll try to talk about the more concrete stuff as well, like ...

    Jun 8, 2016
  • Short Story » Dramatic, General Re: The Canola Violence

    Hello! I greatly enjoyed this. It's the kind of work I would like to reread and dissect thoroughly again and again; there's a lot that's going on, surprisingly, surrounding the ...

    May 20, 2016
  • Short Story » Fantasy, Other Re: The Heart of a Warrior ch. 1

    As requested~ Sorry for the lateness! I'm a bit rusty on reviewing, so forgive me as I try to find my feet. (I should really be more careful about where ...

    May 6, 2016
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: The Soft Leaves and Sharp Thorns

    Hullo. Here to review as requested! I'm typing this out on a phone, so please ignore any odd typos and general phone-keyboard-related errors. My main critique is probably going to ...

    Mar 31, 2016
  • Poetry » General, General Re: summer-scented

    Hello, Pomp here for a quick review. I haven't read any of your poetry before, but the last few lines in this poem are absolutely lovely and carry this nostalgic ...

    Mar 23, 2016


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