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Title (2/5)


It should be two words; hot mess. Personally, I don't feel that either characters really fit into the "hot mess" character so I'm not too sure if this is appropriate. Jongin might be a bit of it but since you're putting equal weightage on both characters you might want to choose a title centered around their relationship instead.

Foreward/Description (8/10)

Good background introduction to characters.

Appearance (4/5)

I like it, it gives a sense of mystery and the usage of red roses signify passion.

Plot (11/15)

Generally a good storyline but I have a couple of feedback:
Chapter 15-16: To a reader it does seem pretty obvious that Kyungsoo has indeed fallen for Jongin and it does seem that Jongin has caught onto it which explains why the courage to kiss him as a mode of confession. However at the next moment you declare that Kyungsoo himself and Jongin both are not aware of Kyungsoo's feelings.
I would have liked more emphasis on the turn of events in terms of parents' attitudes (both Kyungsoo and Jongin; especially Jongin) We have no idea why Kyungsoo's parents suddenly changed and its a surprise how Jongin's father is able to let him go so easily. I think you showed throughout the story how their parents were the main reason for their current personalities so it's only fair emphasis is placed on them when things got better between the boys.
I would have preferred that the story ended at chapter 19. Chapter 20 was quite redundant since a proposal was more than enough to mark a happy ending. Also gay marriages are a bit tricky and it seems quite awkward for me to have Kyungsoo become a girl and taking Jongin's surname. Note Kyungsoo's family is of high valued background so I do not think a change is surname is advisable here. I don't know much about gay marriages but you might not want to tackle it if you're not confident as well. Also the bringing in of Jongin's extended family makes it questionable; if he had family to rely on why did he not? My suggestion is to write it as an epilogue and a wedding makes sense to me if you were going to include ; bringing their relationship to the next level.
Other than that the development of their relationship is well written with a good pace.


Originality (14/15)

Not something out of the blue but two unique characters nonetheless

Grammer & Spelling (12/20)

Overall your language is a bit lacking; watch your tenses, phrasing and even spelling.

Flow (6/10)

Relatively good in terms of story development except for the pointers mentioned above. The one thing I am not comfortable is is the heading/title of each chapter. You have labelled everyone of them "chapter one". The initial few chapters you labelled them as Chapter One - First Day - Pure; which does not look good; my suggestion would be Chapter One: Pure First Day; Chapter Two: Impure First Day. Also the font appears horribly on my computer; they are overlapping and unreadable.

Characterization (10/10)

I'm going to give you full marks here as you did a good job in building up of their characters and relationship.

Overall Enjoyment (8/10)

Good storyline, good plot development, good relationship build up. However language can be improved upon.

Reviewed by: eunhyuksgal

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ThanhXuan
#1
Chapter 135: Thanks for the review ♡
Amalya
#2
Chapter 134: Thank you for taking the time to review my story oohkatsoo. I didn't mind the wait and getting the additional perspective was a good thing in the end. ;)
I have been warned about the too many characters too quickly thing in a previous review and have yet to try and fix that, but duly noted again. haha As for the capitalization issue, I think I was going for that fairly bizarre context (in English anyway) where you capitalize some of the terms when they refer to very specific named creatures (Namjoon's father as a Titan (Perses in his back story) versus titans as a race). Likewise for chimaera though that one was never meant to be capitalized. The only one I really had an issue with in writing was actually Cyclops and that was because my spell checker kept saying the lowercase spelling was wrong. >.> lol
I will certainly consider adding more descriptions or definitions for some of the harder to grasp terms, such as what a titan actually is, in the future. I was much better about doing that in my Norse mythology story to be honest. lol I'm pretty sure the time crunch to finish it before the deadline made me sloppy here.
The game they played was meant to sort of parallel a crude cross between more modern day football (in the US) as evidenced by the in-story name, which is a fairly barbaric sport to begin with, and the gladiator events of ancient Greece and Rome, which were very barbaric events in which the competitors often died. As for the sudden appearance of the monster, I'm not sure I can actually fix that one, or if I want to at the moment. I'll think it over and see what comes of it, but either way, I do appreciate the review all the same.
It's especially nice to confirm what I am able to do well in the story just as much as it's good to be aware of what can be smoothed out more. So again, thank you for the review. I hope my comment might be able to help explain things a bit more in turn but I shall credit you and the shop immediately. ^_^
aya-ELF
#3
Chapter 4: Hi!! I have a question, do you guys only do reviews for completed stories??
libianno
#4
Chapter 128: Thank you for the review on Chasing Pavements. I appreciate you straight forward and honest opinions. I will use the pointers you have provided me well :)
funkybastard
#5
Chapter 12: Hii, I just start writing and i really want to improve my skill and i like how blunt and forward this review shop is ^^. How do i request from the shop?
thelittleluhan
#6
Chapter 113: Thank you for the review! I didn't expect what you gave me, I was honestly thinking it would be a lot worse. I'll definitely keep in mind what you said about Title and Appearance. I did feel the same about the title being less focused on the main character when you mentioned it, so that's definitely something I'll work on. I might see if I can change the title to a more fitting one (but I'm soooo bad at titles >_<). Thank you again for taking the time to review my story. You don't know how much it means to me that you at least enjoyed it ^_^
sorindae_
#7
Chapter 110: This review really hurt my feelings. But it's okay. I know of I have to improve my grammar. Thank you for helping review this story.
ZiahZiah
#8
Thank you so much for the review! (honestly, I thought I'd get worse) hahaha I'll change that grammar error soon. I'm so glad you pointed that out. :) by the way, may I ask who my reviewer was? I wanted to credit them in my Foreword! Thank you! :D
-dulcet
#9
Chapter 84: Oh thank you for the review. I'll credit you indeed I'll keep your tips in mind. Thank you :)