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Title (2/5)

it is hard for me to rate the suitability of this title because I am clueless to what this story is about. This is a fitting title if Sehun says something to change Nara's life forever with his last dying breath. It is an interesting title nonetheless so credit given.
 
Foreward/Description (7/10)
 
It's captivating so I give you credit here. However I am once again unable to comment on how it compliments the actual full story.
 
Appearance (5/5)
 
It's beautiful and fitting. The characters are portrayed well down to their physical appearance and facial expressions. Romantic background and good choice of colours. 
 
Plot (6/15)
 
I really cannot determine the potential of this plot. After having read the first 5 chapters, I am still clueless as to what to expect for the rest of the story or even guess the development. So far the character of Nara as a total prude and has been established and it makes the readers hate her more having written this from her obnoxious point of view. Which also brings me to how Sehun would feel any sense of attraction towards her especially with the introduction of his girlfriend. He seems to be treating her well so far and yet I cannot understand why. 
 
Originality (8/15)
 
I will give you a passing mark here because it doesnt come off too cliche for an exo based story so far but once again hard to determine at current stage. 
 
Grammer & Spelling (8/20)
 
Grammer and spelling aside, you really need to improve on your language. You tend to go into a narration form of story-writing so it does go into descriptions and it doesn't help that your language is hard to comprehend. Bad phrasing, spelling and tense errors still make a reading understandable but I've also picked out words which you seem to have misused which affects the meaning of your story altogether.
 
Examples:
 
But, my partner keep repeated his mistakes
But my partner kept repeating his mistakes
 
 I let out a heavy sigh and throw a death glare at my partner.
I let out a heavy sigh and threw a death glare at my partner.
 
 I became an outcast for 3 years, and it was .
I was an outcast for three years and it .
 
“Do you have any rubber? I need to tie my hair.” 
"Do you have a rubber band? I need to tie my hair up" (rubber is another slang for by the way)
 
Metaphor:
metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated object. Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speechthat achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance including allegoryhyperbole, and simile.
 
Bulimia:
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purging, or consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time followed by an attempt to rid oneself of the food consumed (purging), typically by vomiting, taking a laxativediuretic, or stimulant, and/or excessive exercise, because of an extensive concern for body weight
 
I would suggest getting someone whom you can share your story with and help with your English. If this continues any good ideas that you may have would be stifled. 
 
Flow (5/10)
 
Low points mostly due to your language.Also it is rather draggy. 5 chapters in and I still don't see the action.
 
Characterization (8/10)
 
I'll give you credit here because if you want readers to hate Nara, you have managed to do it. 
 
Overall Enjoyment (3/10)
 
I'm sorry but it was very hard to grasp the content. All the best in future chapters!
 
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 :)