What are your opinions on spotlight?
I definitely prefer the cinematic style, but I don’t hate Spotlight as much as I used to. I admit that it’s still hard to get myself to read Spotlight stories, but that’s because I think some authors don’t put much effort into it, they just choose this style because they think it means less directing.
What does a good spotlight story look like?
It has creative directing, well-written and well-placed narration, and a great plot. The plot is extremely important because I don’t think Spotlight fits all kinds of stories.
What do you not like about it?
The bubbles
They easily make me distracted, and it takes me time to get into these stories because at the beginning all I think about it is: “Let them out of the bubbles!”
What do you like about it?
That if the author has clever ideas, it can be done in many different ways.
The first Spotlight story I liked was Telvoikai by Corvaena, because it was really unique, something I’ve seen never before. Then I read By The Book by Amberose, and I couldn’t believe how entertaining it was with all the mini-games, and how creative the directing was. I don’t know how she did this, but I enjoyed it so much that I didn’t get distracted by the bubbles at all 
What can make a spotlight story bad?
If the author only chooses this style to simplify the directing, but it doesn’t fit the story.