Sugarbabes Round Robin Reading Group [Closed Group]

🍎Assignment 15

Hello, fellow book clubbers! We hope you all had a successful week of reading, enjoyed yourselves, and stayed hydrated. Please make sure when you are done reading, comment done after your pairing. This is VERY important. 

Yup, once again, the amazing Discord monitor and writing of Fallen's First, has done the pairings and I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL! The lil darlin' keeps apologizing and I keep anointing her with my thanks. We are such a pair! LOL! 

💥My eternal gratitude for you and all that you do,  

And wow! What a week! I made the time to read a chapter from all our club books (except @aditibalaji100's book...all I'm gonna say is, UPDATE! Please! I'm too far ahead) and I can't say enough about the talented writers in this group. Seriously, it was hard to read just one chapter and move to the next book. 

Good news! One more week until BOOK OF THE MONTH!

Bad news! My online purple cube is gone or our IT department is blocking me! Ugh! I'll try to find another. 

NOTES

1️⃣ If you have not commented that you completed the reading on your partner's book this week or any previous ones, make sure you get it done, please! It makes it easier to track and we all know how lazy RogueWriter can be... 🤣

2️⃣ A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our very own Shannara2 ! 🍨🎂

3️⃣ Are these notes annoying to you guys? Useful? Please let me know.

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Constructive criticism is a helpful way of giving feedback that provides specific, actionable suggestions. Rather than providing general advice, constructive criticism gives specific recommendations on how to make positive improvements. Constructive criticism is clear, to the point, and easy to put into action. Some might want more general things, like is it interesting and others, much more detailed IF the reader is so inclined.

Please check for things your assigned partner is looking for below:

*@BlameSaiki - Would like to know if the story is enjoyable and if the reader would like to go deeper. If not, what turns people away? What is the story missing?

@freya_inkwell- Writes fantasy but currently joining the group as an extra reader.

@Shannara2 - I'm looking for a reader who will be able to pinpoint grammar mistakes, punction marks, and redundancy, without changing the main theme of my story. I don't want a skimmer, I want a genuine reader with genuine comments and not negative criticism

@RogueWriter55 - Would like to know if the story is interesting, clear, and concise. PLEASE, point out any typos or parts that sound like an IKEA manual written in Swedish. (Translation: it's not clear) I'll take any advice I can get.

@DelaneyBrenna - Would like her partner to keep an eye out for repetition with information/descriptors.

@KitCatK8 - Requests any and all feedback, no need to pull punches. Is the writing enjoyable, clear, and concise? Are they grammatical errors or typos? Does the story cause any type of emotional reaction? Any suggestions on wording, grammar, and spelling are always welcome. The main question is: Does the story hold your interest? Why or why not? What are your thoughts/theories/feelings about the main character? Is he relatable? Is he believable? Opinions are welcome on what would make the story better.

@PVChan01 - Would like partners to comment about how engaging and enjoyable they find the story and characters. Please keep an eye out for repetitiveness or awkward sentences. Look out for any big grammar mistakes like misspelled words.

@juliecotewriter - Would love any kind of feedback/editing with an eye toward feedback on the worldbuilding. Mainly things in the genre of, does it make sense and feel realistic, or are there places that should be explained more, or things that seem to contradict.

@SGSchumpertWrites – Wants to be critiqued on everything. Tear it apart (kindly :). If a character is unrelatable, if the dialogue sounds off, if you're getting bored, or feel like the plot is structured strangely, if something doesn't make sense, please tell me. I also tend to overwrite, so if you could help me trim down and cut out unnecessary bits/scenes, which would be lovely. I request no critiquing on grammar/spelling errors since a computer can point out those. Thank you so much for your time and thoughtful consideration. I look forward to working with y'all!

@aditibalaji100 - What I'm looking for: I'd love to get input mainly on the characters and the world-building. I'd love to know both, what's working and what's not. I'd also appreciate help with rephrasing stuff to make it sound sharper and easier to read.

@RodrickLR- I'm looking for readers that would like to share their opinion about the plot and characters. Is the story engaging and the action thrilling? Are the protagonists well-rounded? Is the world understandable? But most of all, my primary goal is to provide the readers with an enjoyable story, so I would sincerely appreciate all their honest opinions, corrections, and suggestions.

*Hiatus

PAIRINGS

💖Again, MEGA thanks to @KitCatK8!!! So thankful for you!💖

📕 Remember to comment whatever you like by your group so we know you're done!

📗Minimum is two chapters, four inline comments, and a few lines at the end of the second chapter on what you thought, impressions, etc.

PVChan01 [The Wildcard's Queen] - Shannara2 [On the Run]

RogueWriter55 [The Clearing] - DelaneyBrenna [The Golden Arrow]

SGSchumpertWrites [Paint Me a Sinner, Paint Me a Saint] - RodrickLR [Outset, An Overwatch 2 story]

KitCatK8 [Fallen's First] - aditibalaji100 [The Pox Ridden]

juliecotewriter [Wanderlust/In Ink & Wine] - KitCatK8 [Fallen's First] and RogueWriter55 [I gots nothing] 

We're sharing your works this week, hope you don't mind. KitCatK8 will read a chapter of Wanderlust and RogueWriter will read a chapter of your latest out of sheer curiosity and admiration for your writings.