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GENRE/S: ROMANCE WITH SLIGHT ANGST, SCHOOL LIFE AND A LITTLE OF ACTION/SCIENCE FICTION
MAIN CHARACTERS: PARK EUNSOO (OC), KAI, LUHAN, KRYSTAL, BAEKHYUN AND SEHUN
CHAPTER COUNT: COMPLETED
STORY DESCRIPTION: A girl with the power to search alternate futures lives out six weeks of two different lives in alternating chapters. Both futures hold the potential for love and loss, and ultimately she is forced to choose which fate she is willing to live through. KNOWING THE OUTCOME DOESN’T ALWAYS MAKE A CHOICE EASIER…

Park Eunsoo's life is one big "What if?" As a Searcher, whenever Soo is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It's the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Soo's parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with–her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the "Norms," or her mother, who is staying in the life Soo has always known. Soo loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it's not.

In one potential future, Eunsoo is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Sehun, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Eunsoo is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback's girlfriend. When Soo's father is asked to consult on a murder in the compound, she's unwittingly drawn into a drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she's willing to live through...and who she can't live without.


 

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SEARCH OF TWO FATES story LINK | KIM_JI_EUN | FEB. 24, 2015

STRENGTHS:

(1) A PLOT THAT LEAVES AN IMPACt DESPITE IT BEING CLICHE

SOMEHOW, I FOUND THE PLOT REALLY WELL-THOROUGH, I DID STRUGGLED WITH A FEW SCENES THAT I MOST FOUND CLICHE (MOST PEOPLE HERE KNOW THAT I AM NOT FOND OF CLICHE STORIES, THOUGH I MADE A VERY VERY CLICHE STORY A LONG TIME AGO.) IT WAS LIKE TO DIFFERENT STORIES THAT WAS COMBINED TOGETHER, AT LEAST FOR ME. THE LOVELINES WERE A BIT CLICHE, WITH EUNSOO IN BETWEEK KAI AND LUHAN. NEVERTHELESS, IT WAS REALLY AWESOME THAT THERE WERE SOME SCIENCE FICTION GOING ON, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TERRIBLY CLICHE IF THE STORY WAS ALL ABOUT LOVE, ROMANCE, AND ALL. OH THE GOOSEBUMPS.

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dhaatk
#1
are you planning on re-opening any time soon?
W3ntchuuKrown #2
Chapter 20: Hey! Thanks for the review!! I'll credit this shop now and try to fix all my weaknesses!! ^^
yeolwho05
#3
Announcement!
I will finish the remaining three requests tomorrow since I'm just too busy at the moment. I promise to finish them all tmr, so please don't worry. I'll try my very best to finish all of my tasks. On another note, I am thinking of reopening the shop soon, so I guess I expect some of you to request again from me. Was that too bold? Anyway, adios~

~ yeolwho05, Colloquial Admin
snowflake16
#4
Chapter 19: Picked up and credited :D

It did take long, but I don't mind. I like the way you review so I wait diligently. I'm glad you liked my characters! Looking back they're all pretty distinct. I don't have favorites. I did add an extra dose of weird to Chunji lol, glad you noticed! I'm surprised your favorite turned out to be Kyung Soo. Jun Hyung is a favorite of most reviewers and Chunji is a fav of commenters, yet again no love for Boa, but that's life.

I'm glad you liked the title because initially I had a different one, which was very plain and uninteresting. 'Cheque Mate' was an epiphany. I'm so glad I didn't name it 'Checkmate' now! If I had, the story line would have turned out a bit different. Anyway, thank you! I feel reassured!

Poe's quote wouldn't fit if the ending was different, imo. That being said, I wouldn't exchange it because of it's evilness hehe.

Location/Time is just me being lazy tbh. Because CM is a one-shot, I found zero purpose of adding an extra line to explain where the characters were etc when scenes changed. I am lazy like that. I will take a look over it again though and see what I can do.

Yeah... That description does have short sentences. I noticed, but I have no idea how to fix those unless I change them a bit... It confounds me.

I agree with the 'he's' and I will definitely take that point into account. Thank you!

P.S. I changed that because I like to hide one of my antagonists. It reduces predictability and leaves room for that hidden-card ending ^^

P.P.S. I didn't find any^^
caelestis_
#5
Chapter 16: wowow
for a 'mini' review this was extremely helpful haha.
Honestly, I started writing this at the start of last year ( posted it once before too lol) when I wasn't actually paying much attention to most things such as title, description, characterization and all that stuff, like the first few chapters (I think up until about 5?) were written ages ago so some of the things I put in there confuses me too. Like, I don't get why I made Yixing all those stuff and then make him appear in the flashback as one of Sehun's father's workers, like how old is Yixing in this story?! I'm currently trying to re-read and edit/fix the chapters so they'll make at least a little sense. I also agree that the description does lack a lot. I always change it yet I can't make it any better otl. I'll try to improve the description again though : )
As for the title 'Oh, Sehun!' I couldn't agree more. It's not the tiniest bit relevant to the story. It actually just came to me and the idea for the plot that I had while thinking of that title was completely different to what I ended up typing but it just stuck to me, I guess. So I just kinda decided that the future me would be smart enough to come up with a way to make it relevant to the story. I've actually been trying to find a better suited title these past days but I still can't think of one u n u;;

I think that's all?
haha
thanks again for this short yet helpful review : )
I'll credit you right now~ ^ ^
chenminded
#6
Hi! Just a quick suggestion, if you remove the constant capitalization of how you type the reviews? I don't have perfect eyesight, so I tend to get a little bothered. And it gets messy when I read. But this is just a suggestion, so you don't have to do them. I really like your shop, so I just want to say don't mind the haters and good luck! Fighting! :)
suzyelf
#7
Chapter 15: Thank you for the review! It's very helpful and yes I should go and review some minor but important grammar stuff. Thanks for pointing out my strengths and for the plot, I'll try to throw in some twists when I have inspiration. I admit that the father conflict wasn't too exciting, but it felt realistic and appropriate at the moment while I was writing.... (Hmm now you mentioned it, i think I know what I want to add now. ) Anyway, it's a shame that's you stopped reviewing. You did a good job which a lot of reviewers couldn't achieve. Thanks again! :D
suzyelf
#8
Chapter 15: Hey, I haven't have your review yet, but whether or not your critisms are "good" or "bad", you're entitled to your opinion. There's no such thing as solid guildeline for good or bad review. No one should tell you otherwise. There are some rude requesters out there or some of them don't even acknowledged your effort( that's why I stopped reviewing) so you're not the only one who encountered such a thing. It's very common. Don't let them ruin your day! Like you said, just be your own judge and do whatever that makes you happy. Cheer up, girl! :) /slaps myself for making this lecture-y/