𝐏𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐈𝐈 | Review Shop II

Forgotten [Giselle]

Book: Forgotten
Author: AnisNahoui
Reviewer: GiselleJaneZee 
Chapters read: 4

Cover and title: 1.5 /5
The cover of the book is very dull, to a point that it totally fails to captivate an audience. Moreover the cover somehow gives off a pessimistic vibe regarding the story, withdrawing the reader from continuing the story.

Title looks quite simple but catchy at the same time. It's relevance to the story is quite vague at the moment as the story only has 4 chapters. But we do get a glimpse through the phone call between Mei and Martin.

Blurb: 4.5/5
The blurb is written point to point. It is interesting to note how the blurb is able to captivate the reader without giving out too much information. It does justice to the plot and storyline created.

Plot and Structure: 13.5/15
Plot line blew my mind, as it was such a fantastic and wonderfully curated plot. It was just awesome and shows the potential the writer has specifically with the world building. However there is scope for structural improvements.

Narration: 6.5/10
Narration was satisfactory upto a point after which the storyline became confusing. There were times one have to re read in order to get the hold of the story. That is a major drawback which will lead to blockage in your flowery path as a writer. Moreover, descriptions are not used at all for describing scenarios in detail. At places there is a fantastic descriptions but major part of the story has very vague to no descriptions.

Character development: 7/15
Since the book contains only four chapters, there is minute to no character development seen. However, the display of characters is quite intriguing as they all somehow seem to be very mysterious and skeptical.

Grammer and Vocabulary: 5/10
Proof reading is a must for your content. There are noticeable editing mistakes in the text. Well has been misspelled as Weelll. Excessive fullstops have been used to showcase a pause. The punctuations a not proper as well. Though the construction of phrases and sentences is appreciable but it also lacks powerful vocabulary. Enhancing and working on above factors can alleviate the reading experience for a reader.

Emotional impact: 5/10
The story is interesting and enjoyable. The content is too less to comment much on the emotional impact it has on readers. But the story does hold a potential to make experience rollercoaster of emotions to readers if it is created with proper attention.

Relevance to genre: 6/10
Story does hold a significant relevance to fantasy genre as it includes shapeshifters and other fantasy elements. As for horror I haven't encountered any such elements at the current point in the story. It is yet to come is what I am assuming!

Overall enjoyment: 16/20
The story is intriguing enough with a very exceptional plotline. Proper refinements in the story will help the story to stand out.

Total: 65/100
Keep it up!

─⁠──⁠──⁠──⁠─ ⋄ ☾∘☽ ⋄ ─⁠──⁠──⁠──⁠─

Thank you for requesting a review from us. Do let us know what you think so that we can improve to better provide for authors like you.