♪ To You by MikiApple

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R E V I E W
TO YOU
 
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         by MikiApple
         Super Junior || Kyuhyun & OC
         angst | romance
         Chaptered | Completed
         Reviewed up to Chapter 11
         Reviewed by Chunkee__
 
Found You
       by JYJ

Title (4/5):

When I first saw the title, I immediately thought of Tenn Top's 'To You'. Just sayin'. >.<

Okay. As soon as I saw the title, I was hooked. It was short and easy to memorize so that is one of your advantage. I immediately thought of letters when I read it. It gave me an angsty feel to your story. Another good thing about your title was that, it was relevant to your story.

Also, if I wanted to have some romantic kind of genre, I will definitely read this.

Appearance (3/5):

I really love how it looked antique and it kinda reminded of 'Dear John' by Nicholas Sparks. The mailbox and the letters were there. The girl was there and is in a country side setting and lastly, Kyuhyun was there. So it was definitely perfect. Nothing more, nothing less.

You better read this and do not skip this: You need to put a space in between your dialogues so it doesn't look like it was cramped in one sentence. I had to look at the quotations marks before moving onto the next dialogue.

Foreword/Description (7/10):

I don't know if the picture was too big or it was just right for the foreword. I seriously don't know. It caught my attention and you can actually feel an angsty setting into the story. What I also love in your foreword is that, you gave only a smal piece of information but it gave a lot of questions. That is the reason why I actually clicked the next chapter right away. 

Plot/Storyline (15/20):

Your story wasn't the most original piece I have ever read but the way you delivered the emotions and how you placed a reality kind of feel into it made me feel that it was happening in some parts of the world. I also love how Kyuhyun decided to think for a while before replying back to Minyoung and how their interactions were awkward but you gave them time to open up with each other.

For the down side, I don't like the ending. It crashed my whole world. It didn't give me an answer to my question. I was kinda hoping that you'll inform us on how Minyoung survived the disease. Also, at the end of chapter ten, I didn't seem to get as to why Kyuhyun said 'yes' to Minyoung. It just gave me a tiny dot of curiosity. And yes, the ending lacked information as to how Minyoung survived. 

Though, the chapters were short (though I love short chapters) I love the sense of reality when I was reading it. It wasn't lacking anything (except for the last part). Bravo!

Character Development (20/30):

To be honest with you, I have never been a fan of reading Super Junior fics here in AFF. So I had to adjust first before reading and also, I have been reviewing a lot of EXO fics so I had to readjust.

While I was reading, I kinda felt relieved. I don't know why. I didn't have to correct the character's personality. It gave me a sense of reality they weren't perfect. They had their up's and down's. They had their own distinct qualities and perks. It was perfectly balanced.

Use of Language / Mechanics (15/20):

In chapter one:

Even though he didn’t have that many things, the apartment was full of boxes which still weren’t unpacked.

Even though he didn't have that many things, the apartment was full of boxes which were still unpacked

but he didn’t got slower

but he didn't get slower

“You should be aware of your words or else I could make something to embarrass you in front of that girl who’s always looking your way.”, the older one threatened with an wry smile and nodded discretely into the direction of the mentioned girl.

"You should be aware of your words or else I could do something that could embarrass you in front of that girl who's always looking your way," the older one threathened with a wry smile and nodded discretly into the direction of the mentioned girl.

It chapter two, you had written the words 'noone' and 'inpolite'. Please change them into 'no one' and 'impolite'. If you could find them though. Hehe.

I really love the way you write. It was simple and easy to read. You managed to let out all the emotions in your writing and it felt real. The way you described the surroundings was a plus for me because I could truly imagine it. Though, those mistakes irked me.

Flow (10/10):

I love the pace. It was really breath taking to read the transition between the moments of the characters and it didn't look like it was too fast or too slow.

Reader’s View / Enjoyment:

I have always liked reading short stories because it saves time and it wasn't easy to miss when you stopped in the middle of the chapter. Though, I was kinda reading it as a Kyuhyun x Sooyoung kind of thing. I ship them along with Changmin of TVXQ and Siwon so it wasn't really that hard to adjust that much. >.<. Also, what I love about it is that you made it sweet and reality-like so that one is a plus.

Final Score: (74/100)


Additional Comments:

You have officially turned me into Kyuhyun as my bias-wrecker. Just wow. Haha. Okay. I don't have anything much to say since I have stated everything up there. I haven't been into Super Junior that much lately because TVXQ caught my attention ever since. Haha. Moving on, I love your writing style but you just need to improve more on the character's appearance. I was just imagining them in any way I want. But, you, as the author, should make the readers envision the characters the way you want to be. You get the point? I hope so. Haha. Anyhow, if you think I have done a great job in reviewing the story, how about upvoting the shop to show your support? Fighting!


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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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 :)