Story Review
Sorry for the delay, I took a break for reviews, but I’m here again, hope you like it!
Title: Sinful Desires by Alyssia K.
First Impression:
In my first impression of this story I was wowed by the art and covers, they look amazing!
At first it seems like a tragic story, although the name doesn’t seem to match the description that much. A tragedy story with sinful desires? that can confuse readers a little bit.
Grammar: 9/10, I just noticed few errors like “What kind of lipstick do ‘i’ want.” (Instead of ‘I’ want) nothing drastic, though.
Plot: 8/10.
I love how it’s set “between times”, first it’s set six years ago and then present. Also, it deals with themes like harassment and bullying, I have to say I’m impressed by that, they do happen and not every story has them.
Characters:
Roselyn is pretty normal, she isn’t annoying or tries too much, just the average, which is great, people can feel very identified with characters like that.
Declan is very protective and jealous, but just enough, AT FIRST. (This is just an opinion) It’s really creepy that he wants to kill Cody just because he is Roselyn’s boyfriend, it shows that something is wrong with his mental health and it’s not attractive at all if that’s what you’re trying to do, I kind of get that he killed his friend, because he tried to take advantage of Roselyn, but Cody did nothing wrong and the fact that Declan wanted to kill him made him seem like an antagonist, he doesn’t want her to be happy, he wants her to be happy with HIM, that’s selfish and a little creepy.
Directing: 10/10
This is usually the section where I take a lot of time to review, but the story has a great use of spot command, as well as transitions, simple and advanced directing. No comments on here, the directing is just fine.
Narration and conversations:
Conversations are fluent and realistic, that’s what I look for in a story, characters that don’t try too hard on showing expressions, etc.
Overall thoughts and tips:
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First of all, the backgrounds characters, the letter, the dress overlay on chapter 3, yes, just yes. Little details that make a story a lot cooler, you nailed them.
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Roselyn’s mom is the best, I love her!
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I suggest you give characters backstory or a little information, sometimes I failed to know who was who. Giving a backstory leaves room for character development and therefore it’s easier for your readers to familiarize with them.
This story is great overall, and with all the stories out there I personally think it deserves more readers, keep on writing and improving, I wish you the best of the lucks!
Story Rating: 4.8/5.0
Story review by Camilo Writes.
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