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REVIEW: SMALL MOMENTS

Admin writing review: CHBlackk

Author: XoWinterScorpioxo

Title: Small Moments

Genre: Short story

The Cover: 6/10

I really like the dark aspect that fits the whole atmosphere of your short stories, so if you ever decide to change a cover, you should definitely keep this darkness. The thing that bothers me is actually the text. The colour you chose for it, looks gentle and sweet, but half of the title is barely visible. The biggest turn off for me was that it did your stories no justice. I'll speak of them later, but comparing the stories to a cover, the latter seems almost a little too plain. 

The Description: 8/10

I'm not that mad about the description. It works, it tells us what to expect, but maybe it could be written in a bit more interesting way? I feel like such a douche, it looks like I'm only complaining, but the first part where you tell us this is the darker side of your writing and so, this was put to a good use, it kind of builds up the expectation when you repeat the word 'Here you can find / Here is'

The Plot: 10/10

I'm a very dark person. Sometimes people think I like bunnies and rainbows, but this is the type of things I really really really enjoy reading. Your stories were heartbreaking, but you've already warned us about the darkness lurking in this book. Even though you kept your stories short and readers didn't get too much insight into the real plot, you portrayed each idea fantastically. The lack of information at the beginning really paid off with your writing, especially when you got to the end, where you bombarded your reader with some heavy stuff. Really, no complaints!

The Characters: 10/10 

Each story had their own character and again, there was no time to properly meet them all. I was a little confused with the first one, but the other two caused my heart to skip a beat with sympathy. You're very good at writing their inner thoughts and wishes, without revealing too much. You know how to build a character slowly, even if all you have is about 1000 words. I doubt it was the darkness that made these characters seem realistic. When I was reading your short stories, I had a feeling your characters came to life. I felt their wishes in my heart, I felt the pain throbbing in my chest - respect!

Grammar & Punctuation: 10/10

I noticed some typos, like the lack of apostrophe in exactly one place - that's how I knew it was a typo. I didn't feel like this should be the reason to give you 9 out of 10. Everything was really neat, the text was smooth, nothing was bothersome, punctuation, in my opinion, was completely fine, so that's why I give you another 10 out of 10! 

Advice & Overall Thoughts: 

I believe that kind of books is important for our feelings. Whether you're the author or the reader, it doesn't matter, because your writing is vivid and has an effect of psychological cleansing. What really captured my attention was the author's note at the end of your 3rd short story, where you 'address' those with problems and basically tell them they'll be okay. I think that was a very nice work to read, it was more than enjoyable!