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Review for 'Together Forever in Spirit' by hellhathfury

Title (10/10) :  ​ 
The title's rather original and it has a deep meaning within the story. It was a good choice to make it the title.

Description&Foreword (6/10) :  
The description was really vague. With a description like that, I wouldn't read the story; I would just press the back arrow. I understand that it's a one shot, so maybe make the description more ambiguous so you don't give too much away.

Content&Plot (20/20) : 
It was really touching. My eyes were watery at a few points. You expressed the feelings of Sunggyu's sadness very well. To be honest, I don't feel the same way about their love for eachother. Maybe if there was another segment where it focused on a memory of theirs, because it skipped from Sunggyu asking her out to their proposal. Perhaps if there was a special lovey-dovey moment in the middle of that, the readers could feel the bond of the couple more, thus increasing the sorrow which you had expressed so well.

Characters (9/10) : 
The protagonist, Sunggyu, was a really nice character. I think you're good with characters, giving them a past and a present, making them 4-D .. It's something that a lot of people have trouble with, so mad props to you! I know you meant for this to be a 'you' fic, as in we should apply our own names to the '____' , but I don't recommend it because quite honestly, it looks stupid and it's not attractive. Instead of the blank, you should insert a name and annhilate the 'you' factor in it. Every reader is different, and maybe we're not like how you planned the character. 

Grammar&Spelling (9/10) : 
There are a few typos here and there, but there's nothing that's really noticeable. There might be about 5 minor typos, but nothing a little spell check and/or a careful read-over couldn't fix. I'll just point out the ones I noticed.

At the end of the first memory :

Your mistake : "Blushing slightly, Sunggyu just grimaced, "Ah... Well, I don't know you so why don't you tell me you're name?"
Correction : "
Blushing slightly, Sunggyu just grimaced, "Ah... Well, I don't know you so why don't you tell me your name?"

Your mistake : "In return, he was awarded with the first genuine smile he'd seen on ____ face." 
Correction : "In return, he was awarded with the first  genuine smile he'd seen on ____'s face."

I don't think I need to explain these errors; they're pretty self-explanatory. 

At the beginning (ish) -- in the middle of the first paragraph postponing honeymoon segment :

Your mistake : ''He decided to order ahead, already knowing what you'd want."
Correction : "He decided to order ahead, already knowing what ____ wanted." 

You were being inconsistent. If through the entire fic you called her "____", then you should continue to do that. I'm pretty sure this is just a slip up but I'll say it: pick one or the other. Using both will only confuse the reader or make them disinterested. (or you could go with my recommendation next time and actually use a name.) 

There are probably a few more typos other than the ones I've mentioned. The best way to get rid of typos and grammar mistakes is to: 
1. Use a spell check, but it won't pick up errors such as the ones I focused on above.
2. Get someone who's good with English and grammar to read it over before you publish it. If you can, get maybe two or three people to do that. 
3. Read it out loud to yourself. It can be in a whisper or anything really. Just make sure it's out loud and not rushed. When you silently read, it's hard to not read quickly. But reading it out loud helps ensures you go through more details. 

 

Organization/Flow (9/10) :
Normally, it's fine. There's nothing wrong with the flow. The only thing is, I think it should either be in all italics or all without, because it's confusing. Normally, in a story's dialogue, it's not put in italics. I'm not sure why you put it in italics in the first place. It confuses the reader because you specifically said that the italics is the past and the non-italic is the present. If it weren't for the seperation line, I would've been really lost.

Appearance (9/10) : 
It's easy to read the story because you don't have a distracting background (or one at all), but maybe you should get a poster done. Usually, as a reader, when one clicks a story to check it out, one of the first things they spot, along with the description and foreword is the poster. A poster can tell a lot about a story; the mood, perhaps the genre, and the main characters. I would recommend some shops but I've never requested for a poster nor have I looked into the shops.

Enjoyment (18/20) : 
Despite all the critisms I've given you, I think this is a wonderful story and you're also a great writer. I hope for you the best with your future works and that I was of some use. (:

Total : 90/100 -- congratulations! you made it to our hall of fame!

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Glamgirls
#1
AFF username :Glamgirls
AFF profile link :http://www.asianfanfics.com/profile/view/489625
Story title :That One Person, Her
Story link : http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/544263/that-one-person-her-jaejoong-jaesica-jessica-yunho-yunsica
Genres :romantic, sad
Does your story include : (yes or no)
- :no
-Yuri :no
-Rated :PG
- :no
Preferred Reviewer : This is triangle love, the difference is Yunho who was her brother love her damn much.. I want a darker pic anw~
hellhathfury
#2
AFF Username : hellhathfury
Story Title : A Chance
Story Link : http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/354354/a-chance-angst-infinite-oneshot-sunggyu-you-love-moody
Rated R//Yuri//Other warnings : N/A
Genre : Angst?
Preferred Reviewer : Anyone is fine
Any comments : I had another story reviewed from here so I know some of the aspects are lacking/bad/not recommended, but this is an old story. I don't particularly want to change it (like the description/forward/poster) because when I look back I can see how I grew as a writer and learned from my mistakes. I will appreciate any criticism, but just wanted to let the reviewer know this... I'm not ignoring previous advice or advice I will receive from this review.
serendipity--
#3
AFF username : serendipity--
AFF profile link : http://www.asianfanfics.com/profile/view/365299
Story title : Forevermore
Story link : http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/461705/forevermore-sad-exo-baekhyun-chanyeol-baekyeol-chanbaek-exocbcontest
Genres : angst, sad
Does your story include : (yes or no)
- : yes
-Yuri : no
-Rated : no
- : no
Preferred Reviewer : Jangmii
Any comments / requests to your reviewer : thank you in advance! :) take all the time you need ^^
Mandm33
#4
Chapter 34: Thanks! Loved the review!
immortalevanescence
#5
AFF Username : immortalevanescence
From a scale from 1 - 10; 1 being not very, 10 being fully, how fluent are you in English? : 9 (i was born here but I'm not the best writer out there)
On average, how many days a week are you active on AFF? : I'm usually on every day, but usually only for an hour or so on the weekdays. Monday is my busiest day, and I'll try my best to be on that day. My weekends are quite empty; my least busy day is Sunday. is this too much info otl
On average, how long (on average) does it take you to read a story and write a review? : well it obviously depends on the length of a story. ofc i'll try to to it right after i finish the story. On average I'd say 2-5 days (the weekend being included in those days, please)
What genres of stories do you prefer to review and which do you not? : Anything, really, except I'd say I don't think I'd be very good at reviewing psychological fanfiction/fanfiction where you're supposed to figure things out by yourself because my common sense skills are definitely not top notch. ALSO NO HORROR PLEASE
Do you accept / yuri/ rated/ ? : Sure
Portfolio (optional) : dont have one orz ouo
Aidoll
#6
Chapter 28: Organization/ Flow: Yeah? I wanted to specify, you know, the exact time and I guess it was the easiest way. I'm sorry about the rainbow! I found myself lost in time in the story without the time thingy, that's why I added it so it won't confused the readers. I won't happen in other fics I promised XD
Appearance : Thanks! Yes i made it myself^^ No, I don't work in a poster shop because I have too much school work and I don't really have time, I barely have time to write a fic >.> Ahh...some readers doesn't like a background color so I didn't put one.

Enjoyment: I'm glad you liked the story and thanks for subscribing! I will try to update...hum..soon.

Yeah, i did wait for a looong time. I mean, I come everyday to see if someone took an interested to review it and it still stays in the "Queue" section after a while. I was sad no one picked my story D; Then you saw all the other stories posted after mine been in the "In progress" section...after a few days, they are completed and mine is still...*sigh* I was like, "My story isn't that good huh?" So no one wanna read it! Haha that's what I felt Dx Anyway, I liked it! It was worth waiting, I was smiling while reading the review! And nope, I do know you had your life and stuffs so it's okay^^
Aidoll
#7
Chapter 28: Thanks awkwardtofu211 for the review!

To Jangmii : it's okay, it was worth it!

Back to awkwardtofu211 :

Description/Foreword : oh I'm sorry, I thought writing "sequel" was enough for people to understand that it's after Trapped, since I also specified in the sequel that this sorry was the prequel :/

Content/Plot : Sunggyu got the job after the interview at the end of the story. I will try to add more hype and intensity in my next chapters or fic! I know right? That's what I don't want to! isn't something to be pleasurable indeed. Haha I read some fics like that too and it's really unrealistic, that's also one of the reason I don't let them fall in love together, I just can't. POV? I've never written a POV but I guess I'll try it someday? ^^;;

Grammar/Spelling : Aish, I knew I had a lot of mistakes. For the mistake #7: you know that people does the thousand steps because they are thinking like really deeply? And then I said "he stopped", so it means that he found the solution? XD Sorry if you didn't understand because it made sense to me so I thought it made sense to everybody lol

For real? I really didn't know there are such shop here! But if you really can beta for me, I don't have to search for one, right? right? :D
Elimona #8
I've applied! ^.^
tessadahl #9
AFF Username: tessadahl
AFF Profile Link: https://www.asianfanfics.com/profile/view/338211
Story title: An Idol's Guilt And A Fangirl's Defense
Story link: https://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/501114/an-idol-s-guilt-and-a-fangirl-s-defense-hoya-infinite-murder-owncharacter
Genres: murder, mystery
Does your story include: (all the above you mentioned) NO
Preferred reviewer: ScreamingMidget
Any comments: English is not my first language. And please be harsh. Thank you ^^