Hi Dest!
I see you've requested a review in the forum, so I've come along to review both parts one and two that you've posted
Even with literal egg on my face, yolk dribbling down my chin, the most shameful damning thing is she was right.
As usual, I’m optimistic, foolish, and oh-so-gallantly stupid. Maybe the yellow yolk can fertilize my skin, grow me into something less desperate to please? I doubt it.
Brenda, the nicest one in the group, flashes me a quick half-smile. It’s pained and fleeting, but it’s an act of comfort to wipe away a bit of the embarrassment. She’s student body president, so it makes sense she has to be nice to everyone.
I really like the way you've started this. Your main character has a very strong narrative voice that's already feeling relatable and easy to read. Not an easy thing to accomplish in a matter of sentences so good job.
Even with the noise of a century
That's an odd expression, and I don't quite understand what you mean by it.
“Well, tad-dah.” I jump up and fling my arms out. “That’s my trick. You all get the point. I was supposed to catch them, but yolk’s on me,” I speak first, smiling big. Who knew three eggs could cause this much damage? I guess those chickies got their revenge after all.
This is starting to get a bit too cryptic for me. I'm intrigued as to what's been going on with the eggs, but this all seems very vague.
“Listen, girl. You’re like too much. You come flying in with a mini dozen of eggs at our lunch table with this ‘more news tonight at 7’ journalist’s voice” and a bonafide circus act.” Gracie spreads her arms out, waving them in a circular motion to illustrate my too-muchness. “But in a good way. Like, you’re on some I don’t give a –“
This captures perfectly how teenagers speak - I love it!
I know, I know I never learn. Another thing Mama always says: if attention’s a big, shiny dress, then Mauve wants to wear it.
This is a wonderful line to end on and I think it encapsulates the whole piece perfectly. I really liked Mauve as a character and I'm interested to see where you take part two. She's very likeable with her eager attitude, but I get how that can come off as too keen (especially when it involves juggling some eggs to get attention). I am a little surprised she wasn't better at the whole juggling thing given who her parents are but I guess nerves get the best of all of us.
As Perks said in the other review, I'm curious as to whether the other students are POC. It became a little hard to keep track of who was who with all the introductions and descriptions of their parents & families. Just a little watch out for future reference.
Anyway, I hope this helped and I'll be heading over to part two now!
Icy
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