The Episode Community Book Club!

This week’s book is…

The Infected, by Caitoriri (@Caitoriri)
It’s a Horror and here’s the link.
About: A bad boy, a cheerleader, a dumb jock, a nerd and you: five very different high schoolers who must work together to survive the zombie apocalypse.


Find the review form at the top of the page, and ANYONE can review the story.


Those who voted…
@Episode_Queen4, @EpisodeApril, @JiangShi, @QueenChid

Those who voted on other stories…
@Madhu, @csr

MORE recommendations would be appreciated! (WINK)

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No worries. That really sucks to here and I hope it gets sorted for you.

I’m not totally sure and I need to respect the person’s privacy, so I can’t say who. Maybe that person might see this and comment or PM you to explain what it was. (wink)

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Always so helpful lol. Not you or anyone specifically just in general. Idk, maybe I ask for too much hahah

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Please make sure to get your review in for this week’s book, “The Infected”, to share your thoughts, as we haven’t had any reviews yet! (wink)


Please only vote for a story IF you are going to review it (or if it is your own work), PLEASE?!




About stories...
Action

Scars, by inxmyxeyes (@xinxmyxeye)
About: The past created who she is right now. Life never goes easy on her. That’s why she became ruthless for anyone she’s ever met.


Adventure

Adventurous: Across Worlds, by Katherine Pierce (@katherinepierce3)
About: Join bold, carefree, and audacious Valentina as she travels across worlds through a twist of fate. Will her tenacity be up to par as she embarks through this foreign planet?


Comedy

2.5 Million Light-Years Away, by JiangShi (@JiangShi)
About: Are you ready to leave everything and everyone behind to discover the secrets of another galaxy 2,5 million light-years away from home? Then get on board! (CC, choices and my madness included)

Horror High, by The Saminator (@The_Saminator)
About: It’s the last day of school, what could go wrong? Everything when zombies are invading.


Drama

College Days: Becoming Me, by Galaxy Girl (@Episode_Queen4)
About: It is your first year of College.You have been bullied your whole life but Is this your chance to make friends and find love?

DD: Rock Your Socks Off, by Isaiah H (@ihicks01)
About: Lies,Love, Lust, Gangs and Death! People may think the dancing industry is simple… But what happens when it can get you killed?You Choose!

I made the devil cry, by Šebule (@Sebule)
About: Be a soldier. Save your kingdom from darkness. There’s just one problem. Fate can’t escape you. What’s gonna be your choice? Choices matter

Strength, by Csr (@csr )
About: Stephanie had her daughter at 17 and her father kicked her out. 18 years later her daughter Katrin struggles with dramas and with her messed family. Will they find happiness?


Fantasy

Black hearts golden desires, by Madhu (@Madhu)
About: Nand a sorcerer princess of solataria has two beautiful loving sisters, her other two halves.But what happens when it becomes the vice versa and an old enemy from their past comes back for revenge? Will nand overcome it? or will she fail??

Lascivious, by Saul (@saulwinter)
About: An act of treason by a friend throws you into a sinful world where you’re forced to live with & marry a lascivious, sexy stranger. Love, lies & betrayal ahead!

My Kalona, by Ray Edwin (@Ray_Edwin)
About: While 17 yr old Naomi desperately tries to bond with her estranged father, she becomes the prisoner of a Native-American curse that threatens all. Help Naomi defeat the curse!

Single Species, by aprilmeijune (@EpisodeApril)
About: After a tragic attack in your school leaves you blind, a mysterious nymph queen attempts to revive her species…starting with you.

Subverted, by Epithet (@Epithet)
About: A king and queen welcome their gifted princess into the world under the eyes of rival fae leaders, unleashing a powerful revolutionary. ~5 LIs, LGBT options, choices matter, CC~

Your Silhouette, by Anby.episode (@anby)
About: You’re a Shade - an elite fighter in Firea. But even with a war on horizon, your greatest plight springs from - a kiss.


Thriller

Journey: The Mirror, by Meme_Episodes
About: A family curse causes all the woman to vanish… can you break the curse before you are next?


Which one do you want to discuss as the twentieth book of our book club?
(You can vote for up to five stories)

  • I made the devil cry
  • Subverted
  • Single Species
  • Adventurous: Across Worlds
  • Adventurous: 2.5 Million Light-Years Away
  • Journey: The Mirror
  • Horror High
  • DD: Rock Your Socks Off
  • Scars
  • My Kalona
  • Lascivious
  • Black Hearts Golden Desires
  • College Days: Becoming Me
  • Strength
  • Your Silhouette

0 voters

Note: I’ll be voting too. I vote based on the stories’ blurb and whether it interests me! (wink)

Guys, two and a half days left to get your review in. PLEASE submit your review for The Infected, as we haven’t had any reviews yet!


Those who voted…
@Episode_Queen4, @EpisodeApril, @JiangShi, @QueenChid

Those who voted on other stories…
@Madhu, @csr

Those who liked the previous posts (and poll too)…
@NelidaU, @anby, @talesbyrose

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About 24hours left to get your review in, guys. PLEASE submit your review for The Infected, as we have only had 3 reviews! (wink)


Those who voted…
@Episode_Queen4, @EpisodeApril, @JiangShi

Those who voted on other stories…
@Madhu

Those who liked the previous posts (and poll too)…
@NelidaU, @anby, @talesbyrose

Our nineteenth story for our Community Book Club was reviewed by four people, and all the scores will be an average. The book was…

The Infected, by Caitoriri (@Caitoriri)
It’s a Horror and here’s the link.
About: A bad boy, a cheerleader, a dumb jock, a nerd and you: five very different high schoolers who must work together to survive the zombie apocalypse.

This story was recommended by @Emmaatsky!



First Impression (Cover/title/summary)

Rating: 4
One reader loved the ‘fight to survive’ part of The Infected’s summary. It really boosts the whole first impression. They admire the high-school twist added to the story, as well.
The cover itself is pretty cool looking, and another reader liked the art used for it. The summary, however, didn’t do justice to the actual story. The summary kind of makes it sound like a cliche, but this story is much more than that and it’s actually really worth your time. They do like the title though, it’s original. It’s not like the title is “Zombie Apocalypse”, no, it seems like there was some thought put into it.
Personally, the summary doesn’t entice this reader because zombies are overrated. However, from an objective point of view, the covers look very clean and the summary is very interesting. Though the summary does remind this reader of “The Breakfast Club” tagline somewhat, but that is a very popular film, so that’s understandable.


The story (Content and Flow)

Rating: 4.5
This story is incredibly well-written and there is almost never a dull moment. Everything included has its purpose, and nothing seems to be there for no reason. The events were always entertaining, and once an episode was started it was hard to put it down. The use of timed choices, spot directing, zooms and choices which matter is just amazing! You can easily tell how much effort really went into The Infected. Her use of overlays is really remarkable.
However, if one reader wasn’t giving the story a chance for the book club, then they probably would have given up. Not because the story wasn’t really amazing, because it was, it’s only that this reader doesn’t like high school stories and the beginning was nothing but. In saying that, the story was great and only got better once making it past episode one. The only real negative for this reader was that they felt the episodes were too long for them.


Characters

Rating: 4.47
They were like every other high school character, except that they develop over the course of 13 chapters. Also, the main character isn’t the usual superficial girl, which is nice to see.
The protagonists were pretty diverse, and the readers found that a pleasant surprise. There was a Spanish one and she was named Estefania, which was great that she had a Spanish name and not something basic. There was also a black character, and the readers were so happy with her portrayal. Often, the author will dance over the issue of racism with black characters (or just add them solely for diversity), but this author didn’t. The black character, Tamira, actually talked to the MC about the issue with some police and black people, and you could see how terrified she was around police since she’s had that experience. The only issue one reader had with the characters is that they all (except for Estefania) seem to not be upset by the fact that all their friends and family is probably dead.


Visually (The directing)

Rating: 4.88
Magnificent. Not a fault could be found. Loved the directing; the veins, bites, everything.
It was a really well-directed story. Overlays and spot directing were on point, pretty much all the coding was on point. The directing is really good, especially when they’re getting attacked by zombies.


Language (Grammar)

Rating: 4.93
Perfect! This grammar pedant is completely happy.

One reader’s advice: "At one point, Tamara was saying something about a hyperbole. And since she was talking to Karim, she would have most likely pronounced it correctly. (Hy-per-bali) Karim then would not have taken it as ‘Hyperbowl’. This was the only mistake I noticed, though.


Choices

Rating: 4.75
This was one of those stories in which you could tell every choice you made counted. There was an ample amount of timed choices, and although you couldn’t die and be permanently dead, you wouldn’t get a survival point and those impact the story too. Your choices can even determine if someone lives or dies.
On the other side of things, there were really great choices but there weren’t all that many per episode. However, the ones that were there, did impact the story.


7-8 was the average number of episodes read by the four reviewers.

Fantastic story! This story will stay in the readers’ favourites and they will excitedly anticipate the upcoming episodes. Truly one of the best user stories and a great amount of diversity in this story. … To quote one reader “I love it, it’s not actually my genre but I can’t wait to read more and I love the directing.”

Final Book Club score is … 4.59


Start a discussion below of this book if you want to! (wink)

Now for next week’s book, get voting because we only have 20 hours left.

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I’m sad I couldn’t write the review this week because this is one of my favorite stories. <3 It’s the kind that gives you goosebumps. And I’m so sorry I killed Daniel. :,D Those damn timed choices stressed me out. :,D

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Aww, all gravy, just leave fanmail instead. (wink) Also, it only gives you more motivation to review this week’s story. (thinking) Hmm… maybe try reading it again and hope you don’t kill him?

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This week’s book is…

Journey: The Mirror, by Meme_Episodes
It’s a thriller and here’s the link.
About: A family curse causes all the woman to vanish… can you break the curse before you are next?


Find the review form at the top of the page, and ANYONE can review the story.


Those who voted…
@JiangShi, @Episode.Cameronwrite, @ColeCatalyst

Those who voted on other stories…
@anby, @talesbyrose, @wanderingechoes, @Emmaatsky, @Episode_Queen4, @csr

MORE recommendations would be appreciated! (WINK)

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Done! :smile:

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HAHA! Yay, you’re back at it! (wink)

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Guess who’s back. Back again

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I reviewed it. :smiley:

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Please make sure to get your review in for this week’s book, “Journey: The Mirror”, to share your thoughts, as we have only had three reviews! (wink)


Please only vote for a story IF you are going to review it (or if it is your own work), PLEASE?!




About stories...
Action

Scars, by inxmyxeyes (@xinxmyxeye)
About: The past created who she is right now. Life never goes easy on her. That’s why she became ruthless for anyone she’s ever met.


Adventure

Adventurous: Across Worlds, by Katherine Pierce (@katherinepierce3)
About: Join bold, carefree, and audacious Valentina as she travels across worlds through a twist of fate. Will her tenacity be up to par as she embarks through this foreign planet?


Comedy

2.5 Million Light-Years Away, by JiangShi (@JiangShi)
About: Are you ready to leave everything and everyone behind to discover the secrets of another galaxy 2,5 million light-years away from home? Then get on board! (CC, choices and my madness included)

Horror High, by The Saminator (@The_Saminator)
About: It’s the last day of school, what could go wrong? Everything when zombies are invading.


Drama

College Days: Becoming Me, by Galaxy Girl (@Episode_Queen4)
About: It is your first year of College.You have been bullied your whole life but Is this your chance to make friends and find love?

DD: Rock Your Socks Off, by Isaiah H (@ihicks01)
About: Lies,Love, Lust, Gangs and Death! People may think the dancing industry is simple… But what happens when it can get you killed?You Choose!

I made the devil cry, by Šebule (@Sebule)
About: Be a soldier. Save your kingdom from darkness. There’s just one problem. Fate can’t escape you. What’s gonna be your choice? Choices matter

In A Flash, by Jam C.
About: Oliver has been given a chance on meeting a beautiful stranger who’s a lot like him. Unluckily, he never got the chance to meet her name. Will they meet again?

Monster In Me, by Cameron Oakley (@Episode.Cameronwrite)
About: After your soulmate arrives at your birthday party, you go on a trip to find her missing brother. Will you find out about their past or turn away because she’s an alien?

Strength, by Csr (@csr )
About: Stephanie had her daughter at 17 and her father kicked her out. 18 years later her daughter Katrin struggles with dramas and with her messed family. Will they find happiness?

The Star Necklace, by Mayah (@Maya6)
About: You are the most rich girl in your country…on the top of this you’re famous…But what happens when The Star Necklace uncovers your true identity?


Fantasy

Black hearts golden desires, by Madhu (@Madhu)
About: Nand a sorcerer princess of solataria has two beautiful loving sisters, her other two halves.But what happens when it becomes the vice versa and an old enemy from their past comes back for revenge? Will nand overcome it? or will she fail??

Lascivious, by Saul (@saulwinter)
About: An act of treason by a friend throws you into a sinful world where you’re forced to live with & marry a lascivious, sexy stranger. Love, lies & betrayal ahead!

My Kalona, by Ray Edwin (@Ray_Edwin)
About: While 17 yr old Naomi desperately tries to bond with her estranged father, she becomes the prisoner of a Native-American curse that threatens all. Help Naomi defeat the curse!

Single Species, by aprilmeijune (@EpisodeApril)
About: After a tragic attack in your school leaves you blind, a mysterious nymph queen attempts to revive her species…starting with you.

Subverted, by Epithet (@Epithet)
About: A king and queen welcome their gifted princess into the world under the eyes of rival fae leaders, unleashing a powerful revolutionary. ~5 LIs, LGBT options, choices matter, CC~

Your Silhouette, by Anby.episode (@anby)
About: You’re a Shade - an elite fighter in Firea. But even with a war on horizon, your greatest plight springs from - a kiss.


Which one do you want to discuss as the twenty first book of our book club?
(You can vote for up to five stories)

  • I made the devil cry
  • Subverted
  • Single Species
  • Adventurous: Across Worlds
  • Adventurous: 2.5 Million Light-Years Away
  • Horror High
  • DD: Rock Your Socks Off
  • Scars
  • My Kalona
  • Lascivious
  • Black Hearts Golden Desires
  • College Days: Becoming Me
  • Strength
  • Your Silhouette
  • The Star Necklace
  • In a Flash
  • Monster In Me

0 voters

Note: I’ll be voting too. I vote based on the stories’ blurb and whether it interests me! (wink)

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Thank you for adding my story but my story is drama not fantasy

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Sorry, I read that but wrote it in the wrong one. SORRY!

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Thank you

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Guys, fewer than two days left to get your review in. PLEASE submit your review for Journey: The Mirror, as we have only had four reviews!


Those who voted on other stories…
@anby, @talesbyrose, @wanderingechoes, @Emmaatsky, @Episode_Queen4

Those who liked the previous posts (and poll too)…
@Shania_Rayne

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Did my review go through? My internet has been glitchy lately…

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