Book Reviews

The Mechanical Muse

Title: The Mechanical Muse

Author: FranklinBarnes

Title

I've said it twice already, but I really like a simple, two or three-word title that can bring anticipation etcetera. You nailed that. It might have more syllables, but it also tells you straight away what you can find in the book. You like mechanics, you're going to want to read it.

Cover

I do like the cover. You don't have to make this change, but it would be great if you could emphasise the technology part. There is a laptop in the picture, but showing, say, a code or making the laptop more noticeable would make it really stand out. I do like your choice though, don't feel pressured to change it. 

Description

The description is really nice and fitting. I actually like it a lot. It told us everything about the plot without spoiling anything and ended with a cliffhanger. It's a little bit long, but I don't think that's to the point where you need to change it. It's great! The tag 'demon' also made me want to read more. Good job.

Plot

The plot is very interesting and unique to most other Wattpad books. I like the way you can see the personalities of the characters almost as soon as you meet them just from a few actions and dialogue. Overall, it seems a very solid and creative story. I did have doubts about the story as I struggled to get into it in the first few chapters, but by Chapter Four, I was completely invested in the story. I'm definitely going to read more outside of the review.

Grammar

... There's not going to be much to say here. Honestly, I didn't see any missed capitals, missing punctuation, missing speech punctuation, or any misspelled words. You also used a wide range of vocabulary (oh gosh I sound like my Year 6 teacher) and didn't use many repetitive speech tags (not an overdose of said, asked, exclaimed, etc.). I don't know if you have an editor or something, but the grammar is unbelievably good.

Overall

Title: 9/10

Cover: 7/10

Description: 10/10

Plot: 9/10

Grammar: 10/10

Total: 45/50