Review: Almost

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Story Title: Almost

Author: retrea

Summary [As given by the author]: A tale of unrequited love on four tiers.

Plot: 9.5/10

Without giving too much away, it's a bit of a love square between Chanyeol, Baekhyun, Sehun, and Luhan. Baekhyun loves, Chanyeol, Chanyeol loves Luhan, Luhan loves Sehun, and Sehun keeps cheating on him. The plot is pretty unique, however I think it could have been executed a little better, as some parts were a bit confusing, however as the story progessed, it made more sense.

Character Development: 9.5/10

I feel like Sehun's character was a bit underdeveloped here, but the rest of the characters were pretty solid. I like how you integrated the characters' backstories well into the story, as that helped to explain how the characters interacted with each other.

Spelling+Grammar: 10/10

Some sentences were a little odd, but nothing major to complain about.

Layout: 10/10

Nothing weird to speak of here.

Overall Opinion: 8.5/10

It was a good story, but I personally wasn't very interested in it, as the horror genre doesn't particularly appeal to me, and the way you wrote this story confused me a bit, especially in the beginning, which isn't a good thing, because the beginning of the story is what hooks readers in, and if it's too confusing, people won't want to continue reading. When I reread it, it made more sense, but I still didn't particularly enjoy it as much. However, it is a very well written story that will most likely appeal more to those who are interested in the horror/twisted relationship genre.

Final Grade: 95%—A

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gonexx #1
can i hire a permanent beta?
illumina_dain #2
request type : review
Story title : The Grandmaster
Story Link : http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/706970/the-grandmaster-fantasy-exo-kai-luhan-sehun-kyungsoo
Short Summary : Fantasy, Action?, Supernatural.

Everyday, they walk the same path we walk
Everyday, they use the same language that we do
Everyday, they breath the same air with us
But
They have something we don't have
They use something we can't even imagine to have
They can do anything
And ...
They have lived among us for centuries
They are The Grandmaster

Sehun, Kyungsoo, Luhan, Jongin

Word count : around 5000 (per chapter, it's only 5 chapter so far, so around 25000 in total)
Joah
softmist
#4
request type [beta or review]: review~
story title: Flower Child
story link [if requesting a review]: http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/344495/flower-child-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-contest-romance-tragedy-flower-luhan
short summary [please include genre and characters]:

Romance, Fantasy, Tragedy; Yoonhae turns an easter lily into a boy (Luhan) and while they grew up inseparable, they grew apart when Luhan and Yoonhae hit high school. As Luhan slowly forgets to care and love Yoonhae, Yoonhae is forced to believe that Luhan hasn't forgotten his transformer.

Main: Luhan, OC Character; Side: Oh Sehun, Kim Jongin

word count [it's okay just to leave an approximate]: 23,000 - 25,000 ish words? it's like 1,500 and under per chapter
password:joaaaah
vrendezvous #5
request type [beta or review]: review
story title: Teru Teru Bozu
story link [if requesting a review]: http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/448272/teru-teru-bozu-myungsoo-romance-suzy-myungzy
short summary [please include genre and characters]:
A story about a girl who loves the rain yet craves for sunlight.

characters: Myungsoo (L) and Su Ji (Suzy)
word count [it's okay just to leave an approximate]: 4,209
password: Joah
MissyQ
#6
request type [beta or review]: Review
story title: Final Call
story link [if requesting a review]: http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/428461
short summary [please include genre and characters]: She didn't want to die knowing she couldn't tell him she loved him.

That was all she wanted.

Nothing less, nothing more.
Featuring Kai and OC.
word count [it's okay just to leave an approximate]: Exactly 3328 (Excluding A/N at the bottom)
password: Joah
douxsoleil #7
Chapter 14: Thank you for the review, I will make sure to take notes from your review. :))
douxsoleil #8
request type :review
story title:Krasivaya
story link :http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/357691/krasivaya-angst-snsd-yoona-kai-yoonkai-exoshidae
short summary :angst, romance, slice of life. Kim Jongin, Im Yoona. How a person could change drastically when she is on the brink of death.
word count :around 1000 or less
password:Joah
exothermc
#9
Chapter 13: thank you for the review! i am so honored to get an A. i'll credit once i'm on my computer.

thank you again!