Review done by HAPPINESS_IS_YOU_

[Please remember that the whole review is from the reviewer's, my, point of view. Different people have different likes so the opinions may vary. Please remember this as you proceed to read the review.]

COVER (9.8/10)

The cover is actually really beautiful. There are so many hidden things which I didn't notice until I saw all the covers, the past ones.
It's a basilisk hiding in the far right corner right? And they're so much magic on the cover that I could feel it as I was staring at it.
I really want to know how did the author's name fit on the cover? My god, it's so long!
Absolutely love the cover.
The font is simple yet good. And I personally think that it was a really good idea to break Guardian.
The whole cover is almost green too and that perfectly fits the title of the story.

TITLE (9.9/10)

It's clear that the green means forest in the story.
There are certain things that I love a lot and try to find in every book I come across and the title is one of those.
Using uncommon words as the title is best but using common words to form an uncommon title is better than best, at least for me. So there go some bonus points for you!

DESCRIPTION/BLURB (8.3/10)

The description is good.
Enough information to make it interesting and enough mystery to make it more appealing.
I just felt that which WRITING the warning/note, you got a bit emotional or something. It's not a bad thing but when we write, our thoughts make some kind of reflection in our writing.
Lemme tell you something, the year before last year, I met a guy and I liked him really really much. Sadly, we weren't exactly made for each other. We are still good friends but nothing more than that. When we both decided that breakup was a good idea, I was always in four moods and I killed three of my main characters in three stories. All of them ended in tragedy.
My point is, it's clear that there were some negative comments about Matteo, and you clearly didn't like it so you wrote a warning I'm description, which is good, but unfortunately that warning takes up more interest of a person than the actual description.
I would advise you to at least write it a bit short. Write all the things in the paragraph but in three to four lines.

PLOT (9.9/10)

The plot is unique and good. I don't know why I always think that whenever there is a fairy, it's a children's story. I know it's not true but alas, my mind can't take my words seriously so...
I really love Sam and The Green Guardian! Matteo and Evie ate well too but not so much as them!
Keep it up!

FLOW OF THE STORY (9.5/10)

The flow of the story is perfect.
Normally when you write, it's good to make a target of word count and maintain it, for example, 2k or between 2k - 3k.
You maintained the flow of the word count almost. Some chapters were a bit long but no worries.
But word count alone doesn't do work. You need to maintain how much information you are giving in a single chapter.
And you maintained the flow of information too.

CHARACTERS DEVELOPMENT (9.7/10)

It was slow but good. The way Matteo thought that Evie grew upon him in such a short time was really good.
I think it was a bit childish of him to fight with Evie for the pebble and I laughed at that.
Ashlynn and Evie's friendship was also something great to look at.

And I loved how everyone's character was different and unique in themself.

WRITING STYLE (9.3/10)

The writing style is good.
But I think that you can do better. Instead of writing things in a simple way, try to complicate them a bit. It's really important to leave a bit of mystery in fantasy novels.
This is a good story but it doesn't look like a novel all that much and an author should always think of bigger targets than their limits.
It's good to challenge yourself and I think you can do a lot better if you try.
I would advise you to re-read your book twice or thrice to see where you can improve and where changes should be made.

GENRE RELEVANCE & TAGS USED (10/10)

A lot of tags mean more ways for readers to find your story.
All the tags mentioned are relevant to the story in some ways. So there go some bonus points for you!

What does flamenco mean? Is it an English word or just something made up?

READER'S ENJOYMENT (8.6/10)

It's clear the readers enjoyed the story a lot.
There are some readers who commented on some mistakes and there are some who made me laugh.
I kind of felt that you didn't do enough communication with them.
My first advice would be to write a short author's note at the beginning or end of each chapter, maybe leave some questions for them to solve too.
My second piece of advice would be to reply to some of the comments. Not all but some.

REVIEWERS PERSONAL LIKING (8.1/10)

I personally loved the book and can't wait to read more but I think that there was something missing. I can't put my finger on what's missing but I can tell that there's something.
Close to everything is perfect. Some minor changes can bring the best outcome but if you don't want to change, it won't make the story bad too.
It looked very childish at moments but made me laugh a lot too.
Honestly, this is one of the best books I have ever read, with or without its faults.
But what's a good book without its fault? Hmm?

And now's the time for something special!
Here is your greeny greeny overall made by our own small little cutie cutie basilisk with pink scales!
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OVERALL (93.1/100)

If you are a lover of forest and its protector, everything green, cute little tweens, a basilisk running wild, 60 years trapped poor souls, and a really good and original story, this book is for you!