A Wattpad Read: Review of "Sudden Retreat" by skullower

This was an intriguing and an amusing story, but I'm not sure if it would be in my top list of best stories that I've read on Wattpad.

"With a gun in one hand and a disparage on the other, she started wondering... how did the innocent and sublime little girl Aaliyah was turn into the dangerous monster that she is now?"

There's a mature warning. 'Nough said.

So in the beginning, we're met with an abuse scene that reels you in emotionally and that gives you an insight to the main character's life. The author has a unique way of writing and setting the scene, but it feels a little amateurish- at least in the first few chapters. It has gotten a bit more polished the farther you read into the book because we're at a different time of the main character's life and I think that the author began to understand the flow of the narrative better. It still feels a bit rushed, though. I think the story would benefit from going into more description about what the characters are doing at the moment and showing the emotions on their faces or in their actions. The additional description can also act as a transition so that it feels like you're reading a complete, flowing thought.

Author's excerpt: 

        "We ran as far as our little feet could take us.

'Are we out of the clear yet?' Blaze panted.

'Looks like it,' I replied, my hands were on my knees. I was exausted.

We stared at each other without making a sound.

Then..

We burst into laughter!"

My suggestion:

         "We ran as far as our little feet could take us, ducking behind a corner where she wouldn't be able to see us. Blaze was hunched over panting while I was trying to regain my own breath.

Blaze huffed, 'Are we out of the clear?'

'Looks like it,' I replied, my hands on my knees. I was exausted.

We stood in silence for a moment, looking over at each other at the same time. Blaze grinned impishly- making us both burst into laughter."

Also, the plotline and the goals of the story are a little foggy for me at the moment. Other than those things- the dialogue is good, the emotion that skullower has when she goes into depth is exceptional, and the characters are memorable and easily definable from each other. I plan to continue reading the story and hope to see more works from her in the future!


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