My views as reviews!

~ My Beloved by @RuthHawthorne ~

Book Title : My beloved

Author: RuthHawthorne

Reviewer: _wordmist_addict_

1. Title

The title is a common one. Yet relevance could be seen with the story. Yet I think I a better and more unique title could be chosen. But taking your instructions, I am not yet commenting much on the title because of course, the book is still developing and so are the characters. 

2. Cover

The cover has a good color pallet and font usage. The background pictures are alluring and look great. But the name of the author is missing from the cover, so please incorporate that. 

3. Blurb

The blurb is good, but still lacks the exemplary writing style that you are gifted with. The chapters are written very very beautifully but it seems that the writer of the chapters and the blurb is different. You should modify it. The content of the blurb is good but not up to the mark. I highly highly recommend you to include an excerpt from the book because I am sure it will add more depth and beauty to it. You need to showcase your writing style in the blurb aptly because blurb will certainly decide whether readers will give your book a chance. 

The taglines or the one liners you have added, certainly add that dramatic and much needed effectiveness so good job on that!

4. Aesthetics/ banners/ covers/playlists used in the chapters

There are no as such aesthetics and banners but you should incorporate them to help the readers visualize the characters. The use of banners will further help in the visual appeal of the chapters and ensure that readers know which point of view they are reading. 

Use of songs in the chapters is seen and is a good decision to take. Why? Because music appeals a lot of readers. 

5. First impression ( made from the first few paragraphs, blurb, cover and title)

The first paragraph is honestly one of the best openings I have ever read in any books, on or off wattpad. It is so beautifully written that I was captivated by it. The first impression is very positive and compelled me to read further on( even though I don't read this genre, I was really finding it very interesting). Aptly used words have made sure that the vibes convey the grim situation around and set the background. 

The calm yet stormy thoughts of the protagonist was certainly stealing the show by hooking the readers. So good job !

6. First chapter

First chapter was good and gave a lot of insight about the situation and place the book is set in. The initial paragraphs were commendable, like really good. But somewhere along the line, when the chapter was halfway, I lost a little bit of interest. Maybe it was because of the unfamiliarity of the scenes but it got better near the end. I felt the descriptions were vivid but you need to work upon the delivery of dialogues. Make it interesting, especially because it is the first chapter. 

7. Characters development

The character development is something which takes time to surface. And as the story is in the initial phase only, I would not be able to correctly define and review the character development. But Elizabeth's character could be seen clearly changed from how she was in her childhood. The flashbacks provide a base for readers to measure how progressively the development of characters is taking place. So I think Elizabeth has been written with a commendable writing style. Kudos on that!