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Title: Nightfall
Story Linkhttp://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/741610/nightfall-dbsk-jaejoong-oneshot-supernatural-yunho-yunjae
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Characters: Yunho, Jaejoong
Pairings: Yunjae

Specific Parts to look out for:  Grammar, characterization and writing style



Questions: 1) Do I portray the characters well enough?

                     2) What do you think about my writing style?



LIVE review: No

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Review by TheParakeet

Specific Parts to look out for:  Grammar, characterization and writing style

 

Introduction

Despite the theme of forbidden love between an angel and a demon being one of the more used storylines in recent times, I have to say this story is attractive in a foreboding way.

Overall

The story was quite enjoyable as I have a soft spot for Darkfic where the characters are made to suffer. 

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Allure - 6/10
The title, Nightfall, despite being suitable as a metaphor for darkness, does not evoke the kind of heart-wrenching misery experienced by the characters in the story. I would have preferred a meaner and edgier title, but this will suffice.
Foreword - 5/5
The foreword is very enticing and manages to draw the reader in to rad the rest of the story, and the short description of Yunho's wings becoming less useful the further he falls is sufficiently dark for a fic of this genre.
 
Originality - 5/10
Fallen angels and demons are a common theme in fiction and I have read a disproportionate amount of stories with this theme. Angels and demons are useful for depicting opposing sides of good and evil since these mythological figures are readily associated with those forces, and can clearly mark out which character is supposed to be villainous and which is supposed to be heroic, but this has inherent risk as some readers may find a clear distinction between good and evil to be cliche.
 
Characters - 11/15
As mentioned earlier on, since the archetype of demons and angels are prone to stereotyping I decided to view both Yunho and Jaejoong as human characters, and you portrayed their vulnerability and their regrets well.
It was clear to me that Jaejoong would be willing to forgive Yunho for what he did and the suffering which both of them went through in the backstory and the reactions they experienced at seeing each other after what happened was convincing enough to make me believe that they would truly be happy the way the story ended.
 
Plot - 11/15
Your plot of angel goes to see fallen angel was fleshed out into something that the reader could observe a deeper meaning to, which is the depths to which someone would descend to in order to be with the one they love.
 
 

WOW factor - 8/10

The WOW for me came in the fact that Yunho was willing to give up his archangel status to be with Jaejoong. I could understand the deep feelings of guilt and remorse he felt at his actions of personally ripping the wings of the one he loved the most, and how much he wanted to reunite with Jaejoong and to be together with him again even in the depths of Hell.

 

Writing Style - 7/10

The writing style is quite descriptive and the events described, from the movements of the characters to the facial expressions to the punishment sequence which was relived by our characters, were very easy to visualize and I could see the action in my head as if it leapt off a TV screen. Even the more minor details such as the broken feathers on Jaejoong's back were available in my mind's eye as I read the story.

 

General Structure - 7/10

The flow is good and there is almost nothing which can break the flow of the story, except for when you described Yunho's eyes as obsidians. It's a pet peeve of mine, and is quite an overused metaphor for eyes.

 

Descriptive Influence - 5/5

As mentioned earlier I was able to witness the events of the story as if it was showing on a TV screen in front of me. It really contributed to the enjoyment of the story.

 

Overall score: 65/90

Report card rating = 72% 

65-74% = GOOD! But some specific areas need refining

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RedGuitarist
#2
Chapter 25: Thank you for the review :) I hope you don't mind if I were to put up the review in the thread I made for the reviews I've received for Being Afflicted :) I'll be crediting you real soon and sorry for the late pick-up, I thought I left a comment but apparently I didn't O.o
kaepie
#3
Author: kaepie
Title: haven't decided on one
Story Link: it's in draft status
Genre: angst
Characters: Youngjae, Jin Ae(OC)
Pairings:-
Specific Parts to look out for: my story is in draft status so I'll send it via mediafire, I guess

Questions:

Reviewer wanted: Parakeet
LIVE review: Yes
If yes, what time [please include timezone] and day are you available? GMT+8, anytime from 1pm to 9pm on 20/21 of June in my time zone :)
RedGuitarist
#4
Author: RedGuitarist

Title: Being Afflicted

Story Link: http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/742847/being-afflicted-angst-hoya-infinite-romance-originalcharacter-jin-bts

Genre: Romance, Angst

Characters: Jung Hyun Ji (OC), Kim Seok Jin (BTS), Lee Howon (Infinite), BTS

Pairings: Jin x OC, Howon x OC

Specific Parts to look out for: Character developments, flow of story, awkward sentence structures

Questions: What kind of readers would this story of mind attract?

Reviewer wanted: Doesn't Matter

LIVE review: No, thank you

Thanks in advance!
Insp2uty
#5
Hello there! I've recently subscribed and thought you guys review really good so I wanted to get my story reviewed! ^^
Title: When I'm With You
Story Link:http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/715770/when-i-m-with-you-angst-boyxboy-romance-daehyun-youngjae-daejae
Genre: Angst, Romance
Characters: Youngjae and Daehyun
Pairings: Daejae
Specific Parts to look out for: I just wanted to inform whoever is going to review my story that in chapter 5, it really doesn't make sense. As in it seems as though the two main characters are getting closer when they are not OTL I just wanted to say that because I feel as though that will be a problem to whoever reviews it. But other than that, EVERYTHING please ^^
Questions: It's very messy, isn't it?
Reviewer: Anyone is fine
LIVE Review: No, it's okay ^^
exotic_sarang
#6
Chapter 19: Thank you for the review! I have to admit I was slightly confused because the characters part kind of cuts off? But other wise I'm really grateful for your opinion; I'll be sure to credit ^^
Darthearts
#7
Submitted the form for reviewers! :)
darkclov3r #8
Chapter 14: Thanks for the reviews.
exotic_sarang
#9
Title: Heartfelt Closure.

Story Link: http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/749213/heartfelt-closure-jonghyun-jongkey-supernatural-vampire-exo-tao-kyungsoo

Genre: Supernatural/fantasy.

Characters: Jonghyun, Tao, Kyungsoo.

Pairings: Slight Jongkey.

Specific Parts to look out for: Just, everything..


Questions: Do you have any opinion on how this could be improved?

LIVE review: No thank you ^^
PaperHearts14
#10
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