Review:

Story: A Perfect Stranger

Author: sleepylips

At First Glance: [ 28/30 ]

Title: After reading (and rereading) the story, I think the title choice was exemplified excellently with the storyline and so was a good choice. Though intended to only be a one-shot and left the readers to assume who the stranger was, what was written afterwards kept the story flowing.

Description/Forward: The description is very good. It was worded well, and drew me in. It was mysterious and beautiful and just enough to leave us wondering. (Forward was a personal note so not reviewed.)

Appearance: The poster is well done and fits with the overall theme to the story. With it muted/gray tones, it is more calming and mellow as well as suitable for the story compared to if you had done a colorful poster.

Substance: [ 28/30 ]

Plot: The plot was well-written and a person in. The storyline is original, fun, ual and funny all at once. I liked that you had both their points of views at different times so we could see more insight rather than just one person’s point of view. Though after rereading the story, the flashbacks/memories of when Amber was a child was needed to explain more of why she liked Siwon, I found it confusing at first and then distracting after the initial reading. When I would reread the story, I skipped over them. The drama/problems you wrote on were realistic. The timing of the story is good; you moved it along slow when it was needed and skipped over parts but didn’t lose the storyline.

Characters: The characters stayed true to their idol personas, which was nice to see. I liked how you touched on each person’s (even minor characters) personalities and wove each character in together. However, I do wish you would give just a tiny bit more insight on Amber’s personality/thoughts as you did to Siwon. Otherwise, the characters all mesh well together.

Fundamentals: [ 28/30 ]

Grammar: I would not have thought English was your second language; there were very few (if any at all) typos though I did catch a few awkward word-pairings, but nothing too big that took away from the story. I did notice an excess use of commas but that’s an issue for a lot of writers, even professional ones before the editors get a hold of the manuscripts so not a big deal.

Consistency: You did great with keeping up the third person point of view; as well as maintaining the basics in flashback/memories where it flowed nicely.

Reader Feedback: [ 10/10 ]

Public Opinion: Attesting from the number of subscribers and comments of readers (including my own) of requests to update soon, there is a big love/support of this story and pairing.

Reviewer Opinion: You know I LOVE this story and pairing which prompted me to start my own Wonber pairing story. This is a story I reread when I get in the mood for an Amber story when I’ve run dry on Amber stories. It makes me laugh, makes me smile… and makes me want to reach out and smack heads once in a while. I painstakingly await your next update.

Grade: 94/100 A