Hey, I wanted to message you about this personally but I don't think they have the option. It may just be me, but I think "guffawed" would give most people pause. I had to stop and look the word up myself. Don't get me wrong, your work is beautifully written so I'm not making any suggestions on it... but I thought you should know.
I've been getting criticisms, as of late for using a few choice words of my own. My mentor keeps telling me "the thesaurus isn't always you friend". Lol