♪ Message In A Bottle by -LovingU-

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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
 
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         by -LovingU-
         EXO || Kai & OC
         angst | romance
         One-shot | Completed
         Reviewed up to Chapter 1
         Reviewed by Chunkee__
 
Missing You
       by EXO's DO & S.J.'s Ryeowook

Title (4/5):

I know that you know that this title has been overused, correct? However, I love how you centered the title in your story. To be honest, I have always loved these kind of genres. Letters could really hold a lot of things. It could also destroy you and break you apart or simply feel giddy inside.

Appearance (3/5):

At first glance, the poster looked funny to me. The girl caught my attention because she was looking at Kai with wide open and eyes that was staring at him. And Kai was like 'yeah, just look at me.'

Moving on, I love the poster! It was exceptionally beautiful when I started to stare at it. Kai was looking lonely and the girl looked like she was hoping for something to happen and of course, the almighty bottle.

Foreword/Description (7/10):

The way you placed the exact amount of information really made me want to click the next chapter. A lot of questions dashed into my mind and I was kinda hoping for some extra cute moments of the young couple.

Though, the trailer got in the way but it was cool. 

Plot/Storyline (15/20):

The plot wasn't the most original one but your story hooked me up. It was the kind of story that makes you feel light inside but feel a bit empty when you go closer to the end. It really was a nice story and I can't explain it in words anymore. Also it gave a more realistic side of friendship and young love.

Character Development (20/30):

Since this is a one-shot and it centered on only two main characters, I gotta give it to you, you made Kai stand out even though he only appeared for just about 10 minutes if this was an episode. Your characters are very relatve to the story and it gave a sense of reality in their personalities. 

But for me, when I approached the ending, I was kinda disappointed. Kai... I won't say it because readers might read this then BAM! Spoiler alert.

But you really made the readers hook up with your story. Nice job.

Since EXO has been overused and it is the second most used tag here on AFF, I can't blame you for using Kai though. Just saying.

Use of Language / Mechanics (15/20):

This place it a special place for me and this particular person.

This place is a special place for me and this particular person.

His is only about a year older than me,

He's is only about a year older than me,

I heart started to fasten due to curiosity. 

My heart started to fasten due to curiosity. 

*His leaving my school?* I thought. 

*He's leaving the school?* I thought.

“5 years” I heard him choke on his tears, I looked up to see already crying, no longer after I cried

“5 years.” I heard him choke on his tears, I looked up to see Kai already crying(, no longer after I cried)

“I’m sorry” I heard him say as his arms slide behind my back, hugging me back.

“I’m sorry” I heard him say as his arms slid behind my back, hugging me back.

Kai suggested trying to brightening up the mood.

Kai suggested, trying to brighten up the mood.

“Number one we both have to focus on our studies, second expensive at cost and thirdly we don’t have personal phones yet, please Jihye do this, for me?” No way could I refuse to that.

“Number one, we both have to focus on our studies; two, the international phone calls are too expensive and three, we don’t have personal phones yet, please Jihye do this, for me?” No way could I refuse to that.

“Today” My eyes widened. “WHAT? WHEN?” I felt like crying again,

“Today” My eyes widened. “WHAT? WHY?” I felt like crying again,

I end the call, while checking the date. 

I ended the call while I checked the date that appeared on the screen.

I couldn’t hold back my tears any longer and instantly bursted into tears. *Kai* Is all I was thinking of. *Why?*

I couldn’t hold back my tears any longer and so, it instantly bursted into tears. *Kai* was all I was thinking of. *Why?*

As you can see, you tend to have the transition between the past tense and the present tense. I fixed almost all of your mistakes right here. Also, if you have noticed, the word His is a possessive form while He's is a contraction and is the short term for He is.

You lacked the placement of punctuation marks in your dialogue and made me cringe for a bit. A pet peeve of mine. Since this is a complete story, I would also love to suggest more words in your vocabulary but it was a great start for your first one-shot.

Flow (10/10):

Since this is a one-shot, I love how medium-paced the story was. All the questions have been answered in my mind. As the ending was coming into an end, I felt satisfied with the given story. Great job!

Reader’s View / Enjoyment:

I've always been a fan of one-shots ever since I started reading fanfics here on AFF and that is why I had a good time reading your fanfic. Though, Kai is not my ultimate bias, please don't kill me. He just didn't meet my eye for some reasonsI love the way you portrayed that sweet personality of his.

Final Score: (74/100)

Additional Comments:

Okay. For suggestions, you might want to make the thoughts italicized. It's more of a mature or professional way of typing it. Other than that, I have nothing more to say because I think I have said enough though. But wow, this is your first time writing a one-shot and you really did well. Okay, back to work. If you think I have done a good job, how about an upvote and spread the shop around to show your support, please?

Don't be too offended with the Kai-is-not-my-ultimate-bias thing. He is such a y beast, too much to handle you know?


Review Credit to Chunkee__ from ♪♫ Midnight Sonata Café ♫♪

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momodays09
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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-caas-
#1
Hi. I'm starting a shops list and I want to add your shop/gallery/list/contest/roleplay :
Read the rules, complete this form , put it in the comments box for this link and you will be on the list.

Author's name:
Author's link:
Co-authors:
Created:
Status:
Banner's link:
Shop's Title:
Shop's link:
Shop genre:
Description:
Author's Note:
Info you want to add:
Services/Packs/posters/trailers exp:

http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/802501/dream-city-shops-list-graphic-poster-trailer-advertise-shop-layouts-reviewer
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 :)