Title

The title Quit Bugging Me makes me assume that something is clearly annoying the main character. I mean the phrase itself "quit bugging me" is what we would say if something was annoying us and not leaving us alone, kind of getting on our nerves if anything. I can't really tell what the book is going to be about from the title but I am curious to find out more.

Cover

The book cover is filled with bright colours, which does well to immediately catch the reader's attention. This is really good. The graphic shows the top half a female's face with bright flowers on top. The placement of the flower and face is very good. You've played around with the colours well in order to make them stand out and look good, this helps to avoid clashing as well.

The font of the title goes really well with the cover; it is visible against the background and has an appropriate size relative to the other designs on the cover. You've also included small flies around the title which is clever because it plays on the word "bugging" which comes from bugs or insects in general which tend to irritate us a lot.

Blurb

The blurb is short but reels me into it very quickly. From the blurb, I found out that the story is set in a time period where people are basically being followed by animals which reflect their personality.

I'm assuming this plays a key part in the book and affects the main character somehow. We're given the name of the main character who is Taylor and begins to get followed by the animal which reflects her personality, however, it seems as though she isn't too happy about being followed by animals from the creepy crawly section.

To be honest, I can't blame her there because I'm not too fond of them either plus they can be scary at times. It looks like Taylor is curious to find out what it means about these creepy crawly creatures following her around and I'm curious too because it means I'll get to see more of her personality and see how it's linked together.

First Chapter

The first chapter is crazy!
In a good way, of course, I wasn't expecting people to be followed by animals like deers and all sorts. I mean the fact that they're all in school and even the teacher himself has an animal following him and latched onto him not to mention the rest of the students as well.

They also have really cool projects and assignments based on their companion which is basically the animal following them around. I'm not sure how it's going to work out for Taylor when she doesn't even have one. The first chapter was executed and written very well in a way where it interested me and it does make me want to read more as I'd like to figure out what animal is going to be following Taylor.

Plot/theme

So far I find it funny how Taylor has found her companion which is basically a swarm of flies. I have to admit, they're not the best of animals and Taylor's reaction to it says it all really. The students are very mean though to start making comments about her being garbage and attracting flies, I thought they'd be a little more supportive and help her accept them instead.

The fact that Taylor is now trying to figure out how to get rid of them is going to be interesting because I don't think her plans or ways are going to work. The plot is very much in early days as you have only written two chapters at the moment, however, these two chapters are amazing as I can see you've put effort into both of them.

Some feedback would be to continue planning your plot and writing your chapters the way you are because both chapters that I have read are making me want more. You've done a good job so far but make sure you continue this with the rest of your chapters so it's consistent.

Writing

Your style of writing makes it easy and enjoyable for me as a reader to read the book as I didn't have to try to figure anything out or struggle when reading. You have consistently used descriptive language such as adjectives throughout both chapters when describing the other companions and surroundings of the area.

Some feedback would be to broaden your descriptive language by including adverbs, similies and metaphors which I think would work really well in your book as you have all these animals and people so you could try comparing them when writing as Taylor.

You've included a fair amount of dialogue in the chapters which is great as it does make me want to continue reading, however, I would like a little more information, maybe, about Eliza or her family as I don't know much about them. I would suggest including small pieces of information but not too much in one chapter because you don't want to over do it.

Characters

Taylor seems like a standard teenager, only not in a normal world of course. She seems amusing at times because of her reactions but it's good to see her emotions like this. Her character has already begun to develop as I'm able to see her emotions through her actions, words and reactions as well.

For example, when she's upset because of the comments and walks into the classroom, the teacher immediately notices because of her posture and body language. Some feedback would be to try and develop her personality as I want to see more of her and what she's like, I'm curious to see if she has a wild side to her or a hidden side which others don't know about.

Overall Impression

The book is fairly new with only two chapters being written but them teo chapters have been written and planned out very well as they have interested me and made me want to read more. The idea behind the book of a world full of animals as companions is also something new and original which I haven't come across before so it's creative for sure and interesting.

You've got a nice writing style which you should continue to work with and improve as you write the rest of the book, be open to any feedback other users give you as they can help you at times. That doesn't necessarily mean taking every single piece of feedback and applying but only feedback which will actually help you in terms of your book.

I am going to be adding this book to my library on my personal account because I want to see how the plot is going to develop and what happens next.

Reviewed by: Pixie