athena291

@Catherineparady 
          	No, thank YOU, for creating such a non-conformist story. Honestly, nothing about your story strikes me as stereotypical in any way. I love the way you have elaborately given shape to each and every one of your characters; I think the fact that they are so unique, with their personal quirks and idiosyncrasies that I, as a reader, do not have any problems whatsoever vividly envisioning them, speaks for itself. I think your storyline is very humorous, indie and refreshingly different - I've come to loathe the "boy-meets-girl-they-fall-in-love-at-first-sight-and-marry-right-away-because-that's-just-too-realisitc"-plot. It is very rare to find a non-mainstream contemporary book that still is intelligible in some respect - loving the Gandhi-influence! Also, the fact that you don't make spelling or elementary grammar mistakes is a huge plus, since I'm growing increasingly tired of all those e-authors who apparently missed out on some part of their elementary linguistic education. Random facts that make your story even more interesting in my point of view, because I can relate to them:
          	1. The fact that Emma pursued an English degree, despite the chances of getting a job with said degree are scare - she followed her source of interest regardless; a quality that I find admirable in any person
          	2.The fact that their parents hand a certain autonomy to both their children - they do not treat Alex as a child, simply because she is one by age, they treat her as she deserves to be treated with respect and maturity
          	3. The fact that Emma doesn't know where she stands in life and (more importantly) the fact that it's okay - you have to find yourself first, before you go off in search of other things.
          	4. The fact that Matt's a vegetarian (I have very rarely come across a male vegetarian and I find it strangely attractive)
          	5. The fact that Matt speaks Mandarin
          	 Anyway, it was entirely my pleasure and keep up the good work, I'm rooting for you! :'D

HollisMayer

Oh my gosh.  
          Thank you for your votes.  What did you do, read them all then vote at one time?  For a moment I thought Wattpad had a glitch, again. 
          Thanks

athena291

No problem, my pleasure. I read all of them multiple times, since I just had all of my wisdom teeth removed and thus some recovery time on my hands. Anyways, I found that, aside from applying proper grammar for once, you also - in spite of the many authors on this platform who apparently have never heard of strong female characters with self-respect who can't be manhandled or "you're mine"-ed into relationships and actually are intelligent and autonomous within their own right - develop proper plot lines with interesting dialogue, not the constant nonsensical gibberish some people write about, three-dimensional female and male protagonists who don't bow to patriarchic paradigms and relationships that are not just based on some superficial physical attraction to "the bad boy" or "the alpha" but on mutual respect and an acquired understanding for each other. All in all, your works are a delight to read and I have nothing more to say, except kudos to you and keep up the creative work! :'D
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athena291

@Catherineparady 
          No, thank YOU, for creating such a non-conformist story. Honestly, nothing about your story strikes me as stereotypical in any way. I love the way you have elaborately given shape to each and every one of your characters; I think the fact that they are so unique, with their personal quirks and idiosyncrasies that I, as a reader, do not have any problems whatsoever vividly envisioning them, speaks for itself. I think your storyline is very humorous, indie and refreshingly different - I've come to loathe the "boy-meets-girl-they-fall-in-love-at-first-sight-and-marry-right-away-because-that's-just-too-realisitc"-plot. It is very rare to find a non-mainstream contemporary book that still is intelligible in some respect - loving the Gandhi-influence! Also, the fact that you don't make spelling or elementary grammar mistakes is a huge plus, since I'm growing increasingly tired of all those e-authors who apparently missed out on some part of their elementary linguistic education. Random facts that make your story even more interesting in my point of view, because I can relate to them:
          1. The fact that Emma pursued an English degree, despite the chances of getting a job with said degree are scare - she followed her source of interest regardless; a quality that I find admirable in any person
          2.The fact that their parents hand a certain autonomy to both their children - they do not treat Alex as a child, simply because she is one by age, they treat her as she deserves to be treated with respect and maturity
          3. The fact that Emma doesn't know where she stands in life and (more importantly) the fact that it's okay - you have to find yourself first, before you go off in search of other things.
          4. The fact that Matt's a vegetarian (I have very rarely come across a male vegetarian and I find it strangely attractive)
          5. The fact that Matt speaks Mandarin
           Anyway, it was entirely my pleasure and keep up the good work, I'm rooting for you! :'D