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22   STORY INFORMATION:

GENRE/S: ROMANCE, DRAMA, ANGST, SLICE-OF-LIFE
MAIN CHARACTERS: EUNHAE (OC), TAO (EXO)
STATUS: ON-GOING
CHAPTER COUNT: 6 CHAPTERS
STORY DESCRIPTION: AFTER AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY JUMPING OFF A BUILDING, LEE EUNHAE IS LEFT WITH DEPRESSION, A BROKEN ARM, AND THE LOSS OF HER BEST FRIEND. SHE BEGINS TO FIND HERSELF COMPLETELY LOST, DREAMS SHATTERED, SALVATION RUINED. LIFE, AS SHE KNOWS IT, SUDDENLY BECOMES MEANINGLESS. FOLLOW THE TALE OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO'S LOST HER WILL IN THE JOURNEY TO FIND A BETTER LIFE WITH FELT FROM A GRUDGING CLASSMATE.


 

REMINDERs:

HERE ARE A FEW REMINDERS PRIOR TO THIS REVIEW. FIRST OF ALL, DON'T FORGET TO CREDIT THE SHOP -- EITHER THE SHOP OR ME, YEOLWHO05, SO AS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EFFORT IN PROVIDING YOU THIS REVIEW. SECONDLY, MAKE SURE TO COMMENT AFTER PICKING YOUR REVIEW. DO PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK, IF POSSIBLE, AS WELL. i'D LIKE TO KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT MY REVIEW, LIKE DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG OR SOMETHING, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO DEFEND YOUR STORY, ETC.? I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM ALL. ^^

 

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STRENGTHS:

(1) THE THEME OF THE STORY

TO BE HONEST, WHAT MADE ME LIKE THE STORY WAS THE TOPIC ON HAND, TO WHICH YOU TALKED ABOUT SUICIDE AND WHATNOT. IT'S A VERY SENSITIVE TOPIC, AND NOT MOST WRITERS COULD TOP IT OFF LIKE YOU DID. I LIKED HOW YOU DEPICTED THE THEME OF THE STORY WELL WITH THE STRUGGLING PROTAGONIST, AND I DO HOPE THAT IT GETS MORE DEEPER IN YOUR NEXT UPDATES.

(2) WELL-DONE CHARACTERIZATION

I REALLY LIKED HOW YOU CHARACTERIZED YOUR CHARACTERS, ESPECIALLY WITH EUNHAE BEING THE SUICIDAL GIRL AND TAO BEING THE HELPFUL GUY IN THE STORY. THEY HAD DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS AND ALL, INCLUDING THE SIDE CHARACTERS THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED ALONG, AND I DID FEEL THEM DEVELOPING GRADUALLY ALONG WITH THE FLOW OF THE STORY PERFECTLY.

ON ANOTHER NOTE, I WAS KIND OF CONFUSED WITH THE PRINCIPAL. TECHNICALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF PRINCIPALS ASSIGN CASES LIKE THAT TO THEIR STUDENTS AND ALL, SINCE THAT WOULD BE THE JOB OF THE SCHOOL'S GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, OR MAYBE THE DISCIPLINE OFFICER. NEVERTHELESS, IT WAS A BIT WEIRD TO ASSIGN HEAVY CASES LIKE THAT TO THEIR STUDENTS, SINCE IT WOULD PRIMARILY BE WEIRD ON THEIR PART TO TRUST THEIR STUDENTS THAT EASILY. I MEAN, IT JUST FEELS UTTERLY SURREAL ON MY PART. IT WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER IF THEY GAVE A CLEARER REASON AS TO WHY THEY CHOSE TAO RATHER THAN HIM BEING THE LAST ONE ON THE LIST.

MOREOVER, HOW MANY ARE EVEN THERE ON THE LIST, THAT TAO HAD JUST HAPPENED TO BE THE LAST ONE? HOW IS IT, THAT EUNHAE'S CASE -- WHICH ON MY OPINION, SEEMS HEAVIER THAN MOST -- HAPPENED TO BE THE LAST ONE WITHOUT A MENTOR. IT JUST SEEMS TOO WEIRD AND COINCIDENTAL FOR MY LIKING, IF YOU GET WHAT I MEAN.

"You are the only one," Misook says quietly. "We have consulted many other students, ones whose chances to agree are more favorable than yours, but they all have so

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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/