♪ 206 Miles by shazalleys

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R E V I E W
206 MILES
 
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          by shazalleys
          EXO || LuhanxOC
          angst | romance | straight
          One-shot | Complete
          Reviewed up to Chapter 1
          Reviewed by hopexdreams
 
It Hurts
by 2NE1

Title (4/5):

Your title is perfect. It relates to the story, it's rare, and it summarizes the story well.

Appearance (3/5):

Maybe it's just me, but the poster gave out a little more mellow feeling than angst feeling. The background should be a picture of a train, something similar to the poster. Nevertheless, the appearance is beautiful.

Foreword/Description (4/10):

I was fine with you quoting out a small portion of the oneshot's text, until "206 miles." You pretty much revealed the of the story to the readers, making your story less intriguing.

Plot/Storyline (15/20):

The plot was nice as it was an uncommon, yet it wasn't a bad plot. However, it wasn't that original to me.

Character Development (17/30):

There wasn't much characterizations in your characters although your oneshot is pretty long. From what I can see, Luhan is the type of guy who jokes around a lot and is rarely serious. I can't see anything distinct in your OC, she seems like a pretty normal girl, except she seems to be a little too flawless. Any girl would have their heart beating really fast, blush and get embarrassed easily in front of someone they fancy.

Use of Language / Mechanics (11/20):

I found several grammar errors, but they were nothing much.

Jia had finished her 5 days of campus field trip. (I don't think the use of 'had' is correct in that sentence.)

Jia just finished her 5 days of campus field trip. (It sounds better than the sentence above in my opinion.)

...because she had to visit her relatives in there as her mom requested. (Wrong usage of prepositions.)

...because she had to visit her relatives there as her mom requested.

Chanyeol then took Jia inside the station, and had their farewell there. (The sentence doesn't sound right.)

Chanyeol then took Jia into the station, and bid their farewells there.

"Ow come here, baby. (Ow is an expression to show pain, and the usage of 'ow' doesn't suit the sentence.)

"Aww,  come here, baby.

Oh God, no. Thank’s canceled. I’m taking it back! Why suddenly now –all of these times? And why he has to be sit in front of me all of the seats in the train? (These sentences barely make any sense.)

Oh God, why?! I’m taking my thanks back! Why  now – out of all these times? And why does he have to be sitting in front of me, and not any other seats in the train?

Why I even said that? (Grammar error.)

Why did I even say that?!

Yeah, I miss you Jia(I changed the entire sentence to let the readers know a little more of Luhan's feelings for Jia.)

If only you knew how much I missed you, Jia.

"How come I know you would sit here. I bought the tickets few weeks ago, even before we go field trip." (Grammar errors.)

"How would I know you'll be sitting here? I bought the tickets several weeks ago, even before we went on the field trip."

Then same here. (I don't think there's a need to use the word 'then' in this sentence.)

Same here.

I'm surprised he's still remember me. (Grammar errors.)

I'm surprised he still remembers me.

Other than that, your use of language is okay.

Flow (4/10):

Your oneshot was too slow. Your descriptions are too descriptive and that is a major killer for your flow.

Reader’s View / Enjoyment:

Not being offensive, but I found your story really, boring and I didn't enjoy it although I somewhat like your plot. Like what I said above, your oneshot is too slow for my tastes and you took a long time to get to the point about Luhan and Jia's relationship. Half of the Chanyeol part can be shortened, and the part where you explained about the seat arrangements in the train can be removed as well. There was too much filler in this story and I skipped a big portion of the story until the Baekhyun part.

Final Score: (58/100)

Additional Comments:

Hi there! I'm actually one of the participants in Beyond Fiction, haha. I was entry #17. I hope you'll continue writing more oneshots as your plots seem interesting! You just need to cut down on the over descriptive descriptions, and you'll be good! As for your grammar, getting a beta reader is recommended, but not compulsory. It's for the best in order for readers to fully enjoy your story. I hope you like this review, and I'm sorry if I sounded too mean or harsh! I just want to help you to improve although we are (( pretty much )) competitors in the writing contest. Hwaiting! ^^ Oh, and if you liked this review, please upvote our shop!

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im sorry for the delay. school is just ughh. I can't make any promises, but I will aim to finish the two reviews in progress by the end of the month x.x

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Diviana #2
Chapter 39: Chapter 38: I am surprised you got to my review as quickly as you did. Thank you for the review, I will fix those grammar mistakes. I'll keep in mind to be more detailed as I write (that as has always been a problem of mine). I don't understand how my foreword was messy though. I'll credit later today.
JESLEN #3
Chapter 36: Hi thank you for this wonderful review. I agree with everything that was mentioned and I'll try my best to incorporate the suggestion. Yes, Haha, I think this was posted late because there were some things in the review that were not included in the story anymore :D Anyway, thank you very much for the review. 81 is still a decent score since I barely started the story. Credited ^_^
azxema
#4
Chapter 37: read the review.
wow, even though I'm lacking 72 is pretty much a decent marks right? right? lol
I guess I should not abandon and pay more attention to the little things such as the comma, I didn't know it'd make so much differences.
Thanks for the effort - really appreciate it. really.
overdosagexo #5
Chapter 28: Hello >< I am so sorry about this late reply... Yes, I would still like to read my review :) I apologize if this adds on to your burden...
Story: 包子 (Baozi)
aeterniti
#6
Chapter 34: Thank you for the review (and the feature - wow, I'm honored)! I read it well ^^
I actually like your way of thinking that Jongdae was inhaling the flames over and over again as atonement for his sins. The thought hadn't crossed my mind, haha XD
Ah, yes...Yixing XD To be quite honest, I just needed a ghost of his past, and since Yixing's my other bias.....X) Yeah, there was really no deep reason behind it being Yixing. Just personal preference, ahaha XD
But I'm glad that you enjoyed reading it while reviewing it ^^ I'm glad that I was able to convey the process of insanity in Jongdae to you, the reader. :)
AleatoryThinker #7
Chapter 33: Thank you for the review! I really appreciate the feedback. I'm seriously a dunce when it comes to titles as in I have no idea if the title is good or bad no matter how many times I think it over. In this case, I couldn't come up with anything that wouldn't give the assignment away, because, yeah, I'm not creative. Plus I'm not concise with words. A bad combination.

I'll definitely be on the lookout for those boring/lagging scene when I'm editing. The make-out scene was never planned so the suddeness makes sense. I'll either move it on the timeline or possibly cut it out. Making the character emotions is something I'll have to work a lot harder on, but I'm really glad the characters came off as realistic.

Once again, thank you for completing this review as it helps me a lot!
vexatious #8
Chapter 32: Thank you so much for the review! I haven't read it yet, but soon I will <3 I've already credited you in my foreword, so thank you so much again!
azxema
#9
Chapter 28: Not that person anymore's author here.
I wouldn't mind a late review, i'm not in a rush so yeah. I still want my review
vexatious #10
Chapter 28: Hi! Im sorry for the late response i havent been able to go online. Yes i would still want to read my request :)