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  • Poetry » General, General Re: Prayer of Modernity

    Hi there, jcha! I'm here for a quick review. The title of your poem struck me at once, so I was very anxious to read it and get to the ...

    Dec 14, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Technology Re: The Quantum Mind: Chapter 3

    Hi there! Here for another quick review :) I'll go more into details (alias nitpicks) here, since you've got a few good reviews already :) What I liked, was the ...

    Dec 6, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Technology Re: The Quantum Mind: Chapter 2

    Hi there! Okay, firstly, way too many characters. The reader only hears their names, but has nothing to connect them to or remember them by. If you have to name ...

    Nov 26, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Supernatural Re: The Quantum Mind: Chapter 1

    Hi there! Yup, I've got the order wrong, but after going through your last three chapters, I couldn't resist doing this. Okay, greeeeeeaaaaaat start! Just saying :D I really loved ...

    Nov 24, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Technology Re: The Quantum Mind: Chapter 13

    Hi there! Yup, it's me again. I saw more of the balance I was looking for in this work. You are really implementing your characters very well to get different ...

    Nov 24, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Technology Re: The Quantum Mind: Chapter 12

    Hi there! I'm back for another quick review. Here, I did not see the same balance I saw in your previous chapter. I was blind. What I mean by that, ...

    Nov 24, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, Technology Re: The Quantum Mind: Chapter 11

    Hi there, Buggie, and a belated welcome to YWS! I thought I'd pop in on this work, because it's not so common to get such dedicated writers who keep posting ...

    Nov 24, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Amethyst Night - The Secrets of Nightingale Academy - Chapter 10

    Hi there! I've got another late review for you. :) The first thing I want to say is that I don't have much to say. At this stage I'm just ...

    Nov 17, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Fantasy, Action / Adventure Re: Prologue: The Foreigner with Black Hair and Sea Eyes

    Hi there and welcome to YWS! It's great to see you're getting up and going so quickly. Welcome to your first review! Spelling and grammar: I'm afraid you need some ...

    Nov 16, 2013
  • Article / Essay » Review, Film Re: Is "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Worth Watching?

    Hi there! I'm here for a quick review on your review :). First, looking at your format, you keep using the first person "I". This is usually frowned upon in ...

    Nov 16, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Teen Fiction Re: Heroes Fall (part 2)

    Hi there! Okay, a quick plot and character review for you. Plot: From the first chapter, everything started getting going very, very quickly. You might want to slow your plot ...

    Nov 16, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Mystery / Suspense, Supernatural Re: The Hybrids (chapter 1)

    Hi there! I'm here for a quick review. I'll focus on the spelling and grammar, since you've had a couple of other analyses so far. Do I dare look behind ...

    Nov 15, 2013
  • Poetry » Other, Humor Re: AP Theory

    Hi there! I have a quick review for you. :) I found this light and witty with a lot of bounce in the rhythm. It has an almost nursery rhyme-like ...

    Oct 18, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, Action / Adventure Re: Knighting ceremony for Kal

    Hi there! A quick review for you! :) I spotted numerous grammar errors throughout this piece, for example: “Will you always speak of truth.” Kal’s heart skipped “I shall sir.” ...

    Oct 18, 2013
  • Novel / Chapter » Action / Adventure, Fantasy Re: Fantastical Book 1: The Mirror (Prologue)

    Hi there! I've got a quick review for you. I see you've had some other reviewers who got to most of your grammar problems, so I'll focus on the more ...

    Oct 16, 2013


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