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est. 09 july 2015
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jess
absent-minded english major who spends an unhealthy amount of time on video games, anime, and daydreaming. i used to prefer reading psychological and angsty stories, but seventeen has made me obsessed with fluff and comedy.
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rubrics:
a) focuses on plot, grammar, and characterization
b) "mark-less"
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i. Concealed Identity | KaiheeLo
ii. Curtain Call of Our... taenyz
iii. bedtime tendencies | Chorusof...
iv. Journey to the... | gaksitalGaksital
v. Flowers for a Ghost | Callidora
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ioyrene /
tiff
distracted neuroscience major with an intense passion for dance. i'm good with almost any genre, but fluff hits me real hard.
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a) focuses on writing style, grammar, and characterization
b) overall "mark-less" with scored personal enjoyment (optional)
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i. the third law of motion | kisoap
ii. nocturne | --choimiah
iii. sing for you | Shino159
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AETERNITI /
mei
hopeful neuroscience major whose spirit animal is the unicorn. i have a soft spot in my heart for stories with a deeper meaning and darker genres.
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i. EXO's 12 year-old... | snazzyj
ii. Six Deadly Sins | bapbangme
iii. Turn Up the Volume | mayangel
iv. The Voodoo Doll | gnohnuj
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struggling biochemistry major with a tea addiction. i like stories that have a good dose of drama and tragedy, though most genres are fine by me.
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i. Snow White and... | TheSociable...
ii. Victory | xMoonStar
iii. Fearless | emilieee
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I Hate You, I Love You | MinnieCrafts
Reminiscence | kjdzyx
To Follow a Wisp | GratiaAeternum
Voice Mail | LoveIsaMyth

 
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Natocuty
#1
Chapter 43: Hey! :)
Just applied as a reviewer.
meeno24315
#2
Hi! I've applied as a reviewer! Hopefully you'll consider me! :)
-Vminatic
#3
I've applied as a reviewer!
valyria
#4
Applied as a reviewer ^^
strawberrychoc
#5
Chapter 67: Wow, thank you so much for the review! I actually expected the review to be extremely harsh and critical because I felt that the story is a bit weaker than my other stories, so I feel really happy with your review! I really appreciated the amount of thought you put into the review and even went far as to highlight my grammar problems along with the examples, I can't imagine the time you spent in making this review and I'm glad that you find my story to be bearable despite the countless grammar errors haha. I can't thank you enough for the detailed review, I'm still learning to improve my grammar since English is my second language, so I am really thankful for the mistakes you pointed out!

Oh, about the college lunch breaks, in my university we have a lunch break for an hour so I applied it to my story. I should've explained a word or two about it like you said to avoid confusion xD

I'm really glad that you find the story to be enjoyable to read! To be honest, while I was writing the story, I was rooting for Taehyung myself and even considered scraping the whole plot and make him the lead hahaha thank you once again for the review, I'll be crediting your shop in my story! ^^
sweetponzu #6
Chapter 58: Hello, i've requested for a review of Voicemail by LoveisAMyth. will this comment serve as confirmation?
fetchings #7
Chapter 66: hello!
first of all, thank you so much for the time and effort you put into the review! i really do appreciate the amount of thought and consideration that went into it and the detailed way you went about with the ways i could improve! to be honest, i was having a pretty crap day but reading this review really did lift my spirits a little ;;; i do have to say that this piece of writing was posted quite some time ago so my writing has changed a little since the time of posting (although i'm a little lost as to whether it's been for the good or worse orz) i haven't been writing for quite some time because of school but your review has given me renewed confidence in my writing since i've always been pretty insecure about it ;____; i'm more clear about the areas i've to work on in the future, which i'm really really grateful for as i've sort of hit a plateau in writing recently and overall i can't express how thankful i am!! i'm glad my writing was enjoyable for you, and will definitely request again once i've written something i'm happy with (hopefully in the near future!)
thank you, amber ♡
kooshii
#8
Chapter 65: Thank you very much for the wonderful review! :)
Firstly, I'd like to thank you for pointing out everything I can improve with the story. I've always known that my story was lacking, but it helps so much more when someone else tells you what's wrong and how you can improve. I have only written half a chapter or so for the story since last time I updated it because I've really down and stuck on the story. However, after your review, I feel much better, and I'll definitely go back to the story and edit the crap out of it.
English is not my first language. I'm used to writing short stories for my exams, and they're limited to only two pages, so I think my writing style comes from writing those short stories. Also, that's why I know I need to improve my characterization and character development.
Right now, I have only read quickly through the review, but I know I will come back to it again and again whenever I sit down to either edit Frost or write another story. I think everything you've written in the review is incredibly helpful; you've done an exceptional job, as you always do.
I'll definitely come back to request a review for another story of mine sometime.
Again, thank you! :)