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Not so Ideal

Writer :: borahae_0007

Reviewer :: kimvante_

Book :: Not so Ideal

Cover :: 2/10

I honestly think the cover could've been better. The picture used is fine but the font doesn't match at all, especially the hearts, they look immature. Plus the blurry insta fit you used looks really bad. I suggest you change the cover into something more eye catching and don't forget to add your username on the cover as well.

Title :: 5/5

The title is pertinent to the story. The plot of the story revolves around the female lead trying to find their ideal type but end up finding the exact opposite. So I think the title looks simplistic and realistic.

Synopsis :: 10/10

Okay, so the synopsis immediately intrigues the readers and forces one to indulge in the story to know how the two female leads will deal with their not so ideal man. You've stated simple and obvious facts without giving away too much information. You've perfectly portrayed what the initial baseline of the story is without providing further clues and mysteries that would be unraveled while reading the book.

Plot :: 16/30

In my opinion, the plot isn't rare. I've read quite a few fics with similar baselines but I can see that the plotline is different. I like the way you've focused your story on two different couples and not just one. I wish there was some sort of mystery or something spicy that would've made the story more interesting but all I read was the basic cliché stuff.

Character :: 5/10

The characters in the story were obvious. Including all the members of BTS isn't bad but I wish there were some new characters besides the female leads. Also, I hoped that you had changed the personalities of the boys into something more unique and rare but they are portrayed just like how they are in real life. I couldn't spot any character development as well.

Grammar :: 18/25

A story is only appealing to read when the writing style and grammar are perfect or at least readable, yours was readable. There were absolutely zero rich and complex words, all you used was basic English which can be a major turn off. There were a few spelling mistakes detected along with the absence of colons and semi-colons.

Writing style :: 4/10

The writing style was similar to any other book so it was not a problem. The paragraphs weren't too short nor too long, just the right amount of lines. The transition from one scene to another was also sleek. The only thing I absolutely despised was how you kept using Korean words in every paragraph. Let's be honest here, this ain't a Korean language story book, it's English. Using a few Korean words here and is fine but using them continuously makes the story look really unattractive. I suggest you remove the Korean words and replace them with English instead.

Overall ::
Overall the story has a lot of potentials. I think you can score full marks if you consider the following points I mentioned above, especially for the writing style and cover. The main thing that I liked about your story was the title and the synopsis. I would suggest this story to those who are interested in the romance genre. I hope my judging was fair enough. :)

Total :: 60/100