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Title (3/5)

The title states that "love isnt enough" when in this story you are actually trying to show that love can cross all boundaries even in the loss of memory and death so a title with an opposite meaning would be more suitable. You can look into focusing on the "gift" idea as well; the fact that you made people with special gifts or even guardians.
 
Foreward/Description (10/10)
 
It pretty much sums up the story so I think it's quite well thought of.
 
Appearance (4/5)
 
It is an ok poster but it does not bring out the feeling of luhan looking after sehun.
 
Plot (13/15)
 
The plot in general is great, I love the idea behind it but improvement can be made on story development and description/explanation.
 
The side couples really surprised me; Kris+Luhan, Kai+Lay and Kris+Chanyeol but good choice because they all end up with someone =]
 
I think more focus needs to be added to how Luhan is supposed to help Sehun and his actions because too much emphasis was placed on their love relationship development.
 
Kris is a perfect catalyst to their relationship and I believe more could have been input into their reunion after the tragedy; more emotions and angst. Same applies to part where Luhan leaves Sehun; their final day together. Since I am on this point, you have also failed to explain the memory loss part clearly; what happens? who forgets? everyone who has met Luhan? It seems Kai and Lay did but not Kris? Also more introduction to the idea of "gifted humans" and "guardians" can be expanded upon.
 
Overall I feel that this plot had a lot more potential.
 
 
Originality (15/15)
 
Definitely full marks here because I think its a lovely storyline and idea.
 
Grammer & Spelling (15/20)
 
I understand that this is your weak point but do try to improve on it as it affects the overall reading as this is one of the reasons why certain scenes lacked the emotional impact.
 
Flow (10/10)
 
You planned your story out well and it was paced in a good manner.
 
Characterization (7/10)
 
A lot more needed as mentioned above.
 
Overall Enjoyment (8/10)
 
Could be better written but loved the plot.
 
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 :)