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Title: Multiverse by KimIcy_03 Source: Review request Genre: Short story Subgenres: Crime, fanfiction (Tomorrow x Tomorrow), romance, supernatural, thriller Mature: Y (explicit sexual content [none yet], strong profanity)
LGBTQIAP+: LG (open to writing bxb and gxg stories [none yet])
Status: Ongoing
First impressions: 35/40
Digging deeper: Incomplete (inactive since 08/19/2024)
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This is my first time tackling a collection of one-shots, and I wasn't sure how to handle that, but there's only one story so far. So, this is basically a normal review. And that means I can put off coming up with a solution for future one shot collections and short story anthologies. Yay for procrastination! 😉
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First impressions: 35/40
Title: 10/10 This is a pretty good title for a collection of one-shots and short stories. Much better than mine (which is just One Shots). Note to self: come up with a better title... 😅
Story description: 9/10 This is a different kind of blurb, because you're not selling a specific story to hook readers. You're introducing a collection of stories. So, for that purpose, I think your blurb is good. The people who are reading it are probably going to be people who read your other books, and they're your target audience, too, so coming up with a gripping blurb that pulls in new readers isn't really the intent here.
I have a few editing suggestions, although you don't have to use perfect grammar here, since this is an informal introduction. In the first sentence of the second paragraph, there's an accent over "a" that shouldn't be there, and formatting each item in the list the same way would flow better. So, your first item is "writing," which means the next one should be "reading books," and the last one should be "watching dramas." Also, separating those items with commas instead of multiple uses of "or" would be a good idea (although you should keep the last "or" to show the end of the list). Then, in the first sentence of the second paragraph, I'd change that comma to a semicolon or a period, and in the second sentence, there should be "are" after "them."
Cover: 8/10 I like this cover. The blues are soothing but also a little eerie/space-y/science fiction-y (like all my new words?), which works with a title like Multiverse, and the images all blend together really well. The title is perfect, too. My only complaint about this is the subtitle and your name. They're a bit too small. I'd recommend bumping those up a few sizes so they're easily visible from your title page, but otherwise, this is great.
