Review: NanazDaira

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THE BEAU AND THE BELLE
- by NanazDaira

reviewer: BFInspirit20

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 TITLE 2/5: I had to look up the meaning of the title and learned that the tile translated into the "The Good-Looking and the Beautiful/Beauty". After reading the story, which is about the stories of 13 people and their experiences at school, I don't see how the title connects to the title. It's a good title though, it really caught my eye.

FOREWORD + DESCRIPTION 9/10: The foreword really brought out my interest with the description of the school and the story it would tell about our main characters. You gave info about the relationships that would occur, which had me waiting anxiously to see which character would match which description. You had just enough information displayed to make the reader interested, as well as a character chart that gave us an idea to who was who. Good job.


♥ STYLE + DESIGN 4/5The font size and style are very good, the story was very easy to read in terms of font but some of the paragraphs are a little large. Whenever someone new speaks, make sure to start a new paragraphs, as well as if the paragraph is more than 5 sentences. Also, match actions with a character.
("Ex: Niel rubbed his hand before speaking. "That's really pretty, I like it". Like that). The poster was very good for the plot of the story, I really liked seeing it each chapter.


♥ PLOT 25/30This story is about 13 teenagers, 7 girls and 6 boys, who go through their experiences of friendship, first loves and even heartbreak at the famous Svoura Academy. We follow all of the characters as they struggle to fit in, overcome their inner demons, see the truth behind their relationships and most of all, money can't fix what's broken: only love can.

While the plot was pretty general, the characters were awesome, so good job overall.


♥ CHARACTERIZATION 15/15: This story isn't set in a specific point of view, but from the perspective of all 13 characters. Each of them is different from one another which really sets the stage for each relationship that is created and trialed in the story. While the large amount of characters can be confusing when the story switches to someone else, I really enjoyed how each member of Teen Top learned a valuable lesson from the leading girls and I loved seeing the different couples and their attitudes towards one another.

I loved all of the characters (except for YuRi for being so mean to Changjo), they all felt so real with their way of thinking and personalities. I can't even choose a favorite pairing or character, they were all awesome (I think maybe Minsoo and Nara, along with Jiwoo and Daniel were my favorites). Also, the ending brought out more squeals of joy than I ever imagined possible. Well done!


♥ GRAMMAR + SPELLING 15/20: Your English is very good overall, I rarely saw any issues in spelling. It's mostly your grammar that's a little rough, mostly in tenses and run-on-sentences. Just remember that when an 'ed' is used once in a sentence, you don't have to use it again. You can use an 'ing' instead.

(Ex: "Well, I don't like skinship". Jiwoo answered and looked away".
Should be: "Well, I don't like skinship". Jinwoo answered, looking away).

For the run-on-sentences problem, don't be afraid to use commas. 1-3 max per sentence, don't go overboard with them! They get rid of the 'ands' in a sentence, so make sure to use them, they're your friend!

Other than that, the story was well written and I enjoyed reading it.


 FLOW 10/10: I felt that the story progressed very well: you took your time making the characters, giving each character their own time to develop without ignoring the others. The writing was evenly placed, it didn't seem rushed or slow, it was just right. Good job.



♥ OVERALL ENJOYMENT 4/5: Other than the grammar problem, I loved this story! I loved the plot, the characters, especially the face that you used Teen Top as the lead boys! Good Teen Top stories are really hard to find and I really liked this one!

 



♥ OVERALL SCORE 84/100

 

a/n: Pretty good score! Well done!

Ever since your 7 Hearts, 7 Secret story, I can see that you've grown as a writer, not only in your writing, but also in your character developing. I love your stories for the diverse characters and the complex relationships between each one, you make sure to give the reader something to enjoy by making each interaction a developed story that keeps the reader guessing throughout. Plus, you always write a happy ending that melts the heart, happy endings are the best, especially when the feelings are finally exchanged, ugh! <3

Alright, enough will my ranting! Thank you for requesting at our shop, thank you once again for letting me review and enjoy your story! Continue making some great stories and melting everyone's hearts, hopefully we'll see you here again real soon! Take care and thanks again sweetie :) 

 





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jiwonxoxo
#1
Picked up! Im sorry for picking it up so late..
kingfei #2
Chapter 28: I enjoy reading your reviews but feel there are some things I should point out ( just some stuff I noticed for this review. I'm sorry if these have already been mentioned.)
The 'u' in words like 'flavor' (-> flavour), behavior (-> behaviour), savior (-> saviour) isn't wrong, it's just the British way of spelling those words.
To say ' If I/you/he/she/it were ' instead of using 'was' isn't wrong and actually considered more correct in Writing.
Thanks for your hard work and good luck !!