《Book reviews *Requests Closed*》'Calm after the storm' by jswift12
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Let me start this off by saying I haven't reviewed a book like this one before, so I'm not entirely sure how to go about it. I'll try my best.
Calm after the storm, written by jswift12, is not a fictional story. It's a true story or at least based on one. It's about the youth of Jordan, the author.
And that's where a harder part comes in. I can't say a lot about the plot, because if it's the writer's own life or based on the writer's life, it's automatically original. No one lives the same life, after all. Same goes for the characters.
Next, the GPS. The spelling and grammar in this story is superb, nut I've noticed quite a few punctuation errors. It might be good to edit a bit whenever you can find the time.
Actually, there's only one issue I want to point out. This issue is one I've already seen in other books I wrote reviews for, but I've neverbreally said anything about it. Now might be the right time to do so.
The thing is, if I'd have found the book by myself and had dexided to read it, there's a 85% chance I'd have dropped it immediately.
In the author's notes at the start, the story is described in various ways by the author. Examples: 'an incredible story'. 'I am an average guy, but my story is far from average'. Hold up, Imma give you a good tip here:
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Like I said, I've seen it before. Authirs who love their story a lot (understandable) and get a little carried away. This one author had author's notes in every chapter and always said things such as 'oh this is going to be so heartbreaking'. Not as a joke, completely serious.
Then, when I'd read the chapter, I would really expect something heartbreaking. All I got instead was disappointment. Why? Because I expected something heartbreaking and the chapter did not live up to that expectation.
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What I'm trying to say is, just because you consider your story to be great, doesn't mean your reader thinks so. They are all different people with different backgrounds, cultures, personalities, emotions... Everyone gives their own definition to descriptive words such as 'heartbreaking' or 'incredible'. So when you describe your book/chapter as such things, it's bound to be a turn off for the reader 90% of the time. Besides, being a bit humble never hurts, peeps ;).
So in short, describe your story or chapter as objectively as possible. Tell the readers the facts of what they can expect, without giving them false hope. Let them decide that for themselves!
Rating: 7!
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