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Wow. I really liked this piece^^ I think you did a great job, so this isn't going much of a criticism sorry.
Anyway, on to what I did notice:
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I'm horrible at grammar so I'm not positive about this, but shouldn't there be colon instead of a comma where I underlined it?
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I think this paragraph would have done better if it was part of the one above it. If it was rearranged a bit, it would all fit in together nicely :3
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This part's a bit long. Try shortening it up bit, like "When it was time for me to turn ten the school offered to give me a full-fledged education, free of charge. Why they did this, we never knew." But that's just my opinion.
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I loved this part. I think it was a great ending, and your foreshadowing was excellent. I can't wait for you to write more :3 PM when you do K?
I thought about that too, I might take that out later on.
Thank you very much
Wow. I like this already. I didn't spot anything wrong, apart from what Gruphon said, so this isn't going to be much of a review...
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Nope. I still don't see anything wrong. I like the way the story feels, but I'm not sure if that makes any sense. e.e But I liked the flow of the story and that's about all I can say.
-Poppy
Ooh, very nice.
Really, your writing is really solid here. I was going to call you out on the whole infodump on the school, but it actually works somehow with the character's voice. I do wonder though; is the bit about the number of students actually necessary? It seemed rather insignificant, though perhaps it does become important later?
I know the journey is the reward, but now we kind of know how this is all going to turn out. Of course, it could turn out that the fight was lost and the long lost father is actually the big baddie, but you've kind of given away the ending here. We know the narrator survives, otherwise she couldn't be telling her story. Whether or not the rest of it turns out all right is to be seen, but we sort of know about it in advance. It takes away the element of surprise a bit for the reader. I don't particularly care for it.
Well, this thing is pretty much all telling rather than showing, but in a way, it works. The way the character is telling the story makes for an interesting voice and tone. Be aware though (haven't read the other part you have posted yet, so perhaps you have already addressed this), you'd better have the character showing us some stuff too, or the telling can get boring really quickly.
I grew up in the school with her. She was, from then on, my mother.
Very nice introduction. I'm hooked (I'm not sure what about it hooked me, but it did...) and I want to read more.
Keep on writing and welcome to YWS! *throws confetti*
~GryphonFledgling