Heya! Thought I'd pop by for a review!
Okay, so I'm reviewing as I read, and whoa. The way you use imagery is brilliant! Your first few lines captivated me, and the image formed was really very vivid. I could gush about it all day! It made me think of ivy, somehow, and old forgotten memories trailing through the dusk... minutes that seem like months, and oh, gah. I think I'll just get to the actual review now!
shattering me with laughter, an ancient spirit locked in a young body.
Comma splice! I think a semi-colon would be more appropriate there, or a co-ordinating conjunction.Spoiler! :
I was half-tempted to leave him wandering the bodies.
This sentence didn't flow right for me. I read it in my head, and then read it out loud. Maybe because the way you've stated it changed what you've actually meant to imply? "Wandering the bodies" sounds like an exploration of the human anatomy. That might just be me, but it sure sounded like it. This can be fixed easily if you add "amongst" or any other suitable word there, so the result would be: "wandering amongst the bodies."
My five senses promptly re-pieced themselves, retightened their grips on my brittle flesh.
Wheep. Another comma splice. a semi-colon would work better instead of that comma, methinks.
That's it for technical errors!
Okay, so I love the fluidity of your dialogue! It's very natural, and the characters were in full-form! There was a lack of description when it comes to setting, because although we've become acquainted with the idea as a whole, and the whole fantasy/ science fiction set-up you've got here, the fact remained that I don't know how to envision Asiva's surroundings in that first POV (I'll call it an installment so I don't get confused. ) The way you described the sky was simply lovely, but I need to be able to see the graveyard. What's it like? You mention snow, but it's pretty vague. I want to see some of your beautiful imagery play a part here. I dunno, something like: "the snow was mocking me, settling itself like dust on the bare branches of the trees, which were old and gnarled, and surrounded the graves like a wooden fortress." Or the snow could be described as a curtain; the end of Act One, hinting at something deeper than mere life and death. Symbolism, yay!
Er, sorry for the super-long lecture. I hope it helped, anyway.
On a side note, the inner voices of your characters come out pretty strong. I like that. The pacing was spot-on, and I'm off to read the next chapter!
Keep writing! Keep up the wondertastic work!
Cheers,
~Pompadour
Points: 27
Reviews: 396
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