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Guarded Love

Author :: napofstxrs

Reviewer :: jjkluvskthvk

Title :: Guarded Love

Cover :: 7/10

Your cover looks very beautiful, especially the face claim of Jungkook; he is looking absolutely ethereal in it. It is perfectly made in such a way that you cannot tell that the Jungkook edit might have been cropped and added on to the cover with the background. Not only does your cover catch the reader’s attention, but it is also relevant to the story. Your story has a royalty element to it and the cover gives off the exact vibe, so good job on that. The only advice I could give you here is that you should have probably avoided the red text mainly because it is not all that visible even though you might have used it so it could go well with the color scheme.

Book Title :: 3/5

Your title is spot on! While I may have cut off two marks, only because having a book named “Guarded Love” is not really unique, nevertheless, at just one glance, it left me hooked. It urged me to read on since the title suggests that there may be heavy angst present in your story. Moreover, I am astonished at how well it matches with your story, especially the pun you used as Jungkook is really a guard. Your story is about a princess who falls for someone she shouldn’t, considering that the person she has fallen for is of such a low caste. Now that is something that needs to be guarded.

Blurb :: 8/10

Is there really anything I could say here? Like hun, you have really impressed me with the way you have set out your description. It adds just the right element of mystery to it and keeps the readers on their toes while also not revealing too much about the plot. I would have preferred if you had introduced the characters in your description, something that is missing from so many fanfics, or even other books, out there on Wattpad. As a reader, I want to know who the story is about and while the covers already give it off, so should the descriptions. The dialogue quotes you used from the story itself are kept limited which is a good thing as you don’t go on and on about it as it would have probably bored the readers.

Plot :: 23/30

I haven’t fully read the book, mainly because it’s still ongoing, but from the chapters that I have read, your plot is amazing. I really do like your plot, even though overall, the story may be a little cliché. When I say cliché, I mean there are so many stories out there that are forbidden love stories, where royalty falls for a person with a lower status. Having read many myself, those genres/topics lose my attention and sometimes even come off as boring. However, I personally don’t think it matters much in your case, mainly because while the overall plot is cliché, the scenes, and pacing of your story are fresh in themselves. If you take out the cliché factor, your plot ideas are original and unique and you would have definitely received full marks.

Character :: 9/10

How much more are you going to amaze me? Everyone in your book, from the main characters to the ones who are not even there for a few minutes, has been described so well that they seem almost realistic. The development and pacing of most characters were done so well and the emotions they felt were so raw and defined that as a reader, I, actually, felt empathetic towards them. I especially loved how you didn't make the princess a weak and helpless damsel who needs saving all the time but instead you portrayed her character as a strong and independent woman. This is something that is so different from most fanfics which portray the female character as a weak person who is dependable and always needs a man to back her up.

Grammar :: 17/25

Grammar is probably the only thing that you need to seriously work on. It isn’t that it’s bad, it’s just that you probably haven’t proofread your work. I know that sometimes when editing our own work, we may miss out on and skip a few mistakes so I suggest you ask someone to read over before you publish that chapter. I also find reading out loud helpful; it is easier to spot mistakes when you are hearing it actively than only reading it in mind. This also includes vocabulary, sentence structure, and punctuation marks. Try to use appropriate vocab and don’t just use big words especially where they are not needed. I have also found a few sentences where the arrangement was a bit off or you have swapped over a few words, which causes them to not make sense. Some of the punctuation marks have been missing or have been misplaced. Believe me, if you edit and proofread beforehand, you would have eliminated most of your mistakes.

Writing Style :: 8/10

You have an interesting writing style. I especially liked how your paragraphs are small and easy to read. It is not a giant chunk of a piece that makes the readers bored easily, enough to want to skip reading. While it is not exactly unique since a lot of people have a similar, if not the same, writing style, your structuring and choice of words do convey the meaning and evoke the emotions required during each scene. You also use dialogue where it is necessary and don’t go off on tangents often. It is perfect for the context of each scene and it is styled in an appropriate manner.

Overall ::
To be honest, I have only been reading one type of genre these days and that is Taekook fanfiction. Although your book is good, the genre itself didn’t hook me in as much as other criteria did. This is not your fault since every reader has their own preferences and not everyone will like your book. However, I can personally say that I love it. If not now, then sometime in the future, when I start to get interested in other genres again, I will give this book a try, not as a reviewer but as a reader.

Total :: 75/100

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