Title : One Way Ticket
Story Link : [click]
Author : sakuragoddess
Status : Ongoing, 6 chapters
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Title
[3/5]
The title reminded me of path to heaven when I first
saw it. An acceptable title, but it is indeed very subtle at first sight.
However, as I go on reading the story, I see that it’s rather related to the
story line. It’s the right way to name a story, yes, but you should have put in
more attempts to make it more appealing without changing its original meaning.
Foreword
& Description [3/10]
Your description is clear and straight to the point.
However, a good description of a story should be twisted to make it sound more
interesting and catchy in order to leave a pleasant first impression in readers.
Overall, it does look simple. After reading your
description and foreword, I’m not actually interested to click ‘next’ since the
plot and characters seem cliché to me already.
Graphics
[-/5]
I guess you’ve got one? Sadly I couldn’t see the
poster.
Sub-Total
[6/15]
Creation
Section
Originality
[9/30]
Since your story has not gone far, I shall review it
based on the description on the front page.
A girl who has given up on herself and continues
ruining herself, has no life, has nothing better to do other than to party and
take drugs. Cliché.
A boy comes along and tries to tame her, wins her love and happily ever after. Ancient, and boring.
A boy comes along and tries to tame her, wins her love and happily ever after. Ancient, and boring.
Still, it’s not impossible to make it different from
other stories, try to insert your own style, e.g. sense of humor in your
writing, or, slotting in fresh ideas here and there works too.
Storyline
/ Plot [15/30]
It doesn’t appear to me like a fan fiction yet so far since the claimed main character – Jonghyun,
has not even made his grand appearance. Please do not procrastinate on this
issue; it’s not called a fan fiction for no reason. The artist should be
slotted into the story as far as the second or third chapter.
Anyway, seems like you’ve either done some research
or had read a lot of stories on lives of party animals. Either way, thumbs up
that you know the topic well before writing.
Language
[10/20]
Here are some mistakes I spotted.
Chapter 1
“a kiss on the cheek”
“Sang Mi froze in her spot after hearing the name she hadn’t heard of in years.”
“Don’t you hate me?” “No. Why would I?” (Not ‘why would I be?’)
“fully affected me or changed me”
“The reasonwhy I came here was to give you this.”
“We lived a carefree life.” (There’s only ONE world, therefore there’s no such thing as a carefree world.)
“a kiss on the cheek”
“Sang Mi froze in her spot after hearing the name she hadn’t heard of in years.”
“Don’t you hate me?” “No. Why would I?” (Not ‘why would I be?’)
“fully affected me or changed me”
“The reason
“We lived a carefree life.” (There’s only ONE world, therefore there’s no such thing as a carefree world.)
Chapter 2
“but I was not sure”
“I was not surprised”
“I gave a quick punch on her face”
“I looked at Ji Hye”
“I’m way over that jerkoff.”
“she knew I could never resist”
“knowing what the surprise already was”
“but I was not sure”
“I was not surprised”
“I gave a quick punch on her face”
“I looked at Ji Hye”
“I’m way over that jerk
“she knew I could never resist”
“knowing what the surprise already was”
Chapter 3
“That was the evilness of coke, it makes you hyper”
this is only because I wasn’t a huge coke fanatic. I am more of a marijuana person.
“That was the evilness of coke, it makes you hyper”
this is only because I wasn’t a huge coke fanatic. I am more of a marijuana person.
Chapter 4
“Seeing that made me want to get into the club faster.”
“No way am I waiting in line.”
“I quickly parked the car round the corner and got out.”
“Ji Hye and I ran to get in the line.”
“Ji Hye pursed her lips.”
“Who goes to the club in the morning”
“placed it on the hem of her shirt”
“we couldn’t even hear ourselvesthink.”
“I looked at the bottle which was almost half empty.”
“I bumped into a girl who was dancing with her boyfriend I supposed.”
“not one bit”
“his scrawny ass wasn’t doing so well”
“Why was it that Ji Hye could pull me off, but the boyfriend couldn’t?”
“I felt a pair of strong man hands wrapped around my waist.”
“no way am I getting myself arrested tonight”
“I wrestled with the cop as he tried toget handcuff me.”
“Seeing that made me want to get into the club faster.”
“No way am I waiting in line.”
“I quickly parked the car round the corner and got out.”
“Ji Hye and I ran to get in the line.”
“Ji Hye pursed her lips.”
“Who goes to the club in the morning”
“placed it on the hem of her shirt”
“we couldn’t even hear ourselves
“I looked at the bottle which was almost half empty.”
“I bumped into a girl who was dancing with her boyfriend I supposed.”
“not one bit”
“his scrawny ass wasn’t doing so well”
“Why was it that Ji Hye could pull me off, but the boyfriend couldn’t?”
“I felt a pair of strong man hands wrapped around my waist.”
“no way am I getting myself arrested tonight”
“I wrestled with the cop as he tried to
Chapter 5
“It was as if someone took a stick and
viciously smacked my head around with it.”
“I looked to my left to see Ji Hyein sitting on a dirty metal chair
with her arms crossed.”
“Her expression told me she wasn’t too happy.”
“I looked to my left to see Ji Hye
“Her expression told me she wasn’t too happy.”
Look out for text language, e.g. ‘ok’, type it in
full instead.
For numbers, type it out in words instead of applying numerical form.
Keep your eyes wide for spelling mistakes as well, be sure to be careful on verbally alike words, e.g. ‘hear’ and ‘here’.
For numbers, type it out in words instead of applying numerical form.
Keep your eyes wide for spelling mistakes as well, be sure to be careful on verbally alike words, e.g. ‘hear’ and ‘here’.
About the usage of ‘so’, avoid it. Replace it with
‘very’ or simply cancel it as ‘so’ explains the comparative level of something
to a subject.
You’re narrating the story in ‘recalling-the-past’ form, please remember to apply your tenses in past.
You’re narrating the story in ‘recalling-the-past’ form, please remember to apply your tenses in past.
My suggestion to you as you continue on your story,
proof read every chapter after you finish writing or find someone professional
(a reviewer works) to do it for you.
Flow
of Story [13/20]
Your writing is descriptive and rather fun to read.
It flows rather smoothly; still, try to emphasize on your language. Grammatical
errors tend to annoy readers when it gets serious.
Sub-Total
[47/100]
Bonus
Section
Characterization
[2/10]
So far, I’ve only seen Sang Mi and Ji Hye’s
characters. I don’t like it. ‘Two musketeers’ with personalities which are frequently
paired up.
Two crazy girls who love to party their souls out, difference – one is bitchier and even lack of hope, another one is more rational and plays the role of the mother.
Two crazy girls who love to party their souls out, difference – one is bitchier and even lack of hope, another one is more rational and plays the role of the mother.
Style
of Writing [6/10]
You play it safe by narrating the story thorough but
avoiding usage of bombastic words.
Not especially stylish but acceptable.
Not especially stylish but acceptable.
But a writer always work to improve his writing,
hopefully, you’ll learn to improve.
Captivity
[0/5]
It does not appeal captivating to me.
From point one, we’re looking into the life of an obvious problematic young lady.
Right till the stop point, we’re still there.
(Hint: No Jonghyun!)
From point one, we’re looking into the life of an obvious problematic young lady.
Right till the stop point, we’re still there.
(Hint: No Jonghyun!)
Format
& Layout of Story (Neatness) [4/5]
I love the way you arrange a short few sentences in
a paragraph, easy for readers to read. It would be better if you set the
wordings on the foreword and description to left alignment though. Overall is
well ordered.
Sub-Total
[12/30]
Total
[67/145] / [46/100]
Reviewer’s Note:
I don’t think the story’s that bad, perhaps you haven’t gotten into the main point and that’s probably why things still seem dull.
I don’t think the story’s that bad, perhaps you haven’t gotten into the main point and that’s probably why things still seem dull.
- Claraine