STATUS: CLOSED FOR NOW

*I know this just opened, but due to already receiving 15+ requests, I am closing it temporarily to make sure I do not get overwhelmed. You can expect it to reopen very soon, though!

My name is Raven, and this is a review shop for Wattpad. I try to update this book weekly, but depending on the length of the story I'm reading, it could take longer.

If you're here from my last shop, I have some new rules, but they won't apply to any review requests from the old shop. Only new forms will be considered under these new rules.

I don't go by formal batches, I go by how much I can personally handle, so please take the time to read the rules before signing up, as there's no rush.

Also, my last shop was nearing the 200 chapter limit (there are a lot of unpublished and deleted chapters; the total chapter count on my end is over 190). As a result, it was becoming too slow and glitchy to manage. So, yes, there will be other reviews from my past shop posted in here. And if you're here from my last shop but haven't received a review yet, yep, you'll be posted in here.

Please do not panic or think I skipped you if you left a form here but see other reviews coming out before yours. I also give public reviews as prizes for my contest winners to promote their works, so that's another thing you will see.

Now, let's get into the rules!

Rules & Information:

- I am the only reviewer to keep things fair.

- Please do not call me sweet names (dear, sweetheart, baby, etc.).

- English stories only, or at least majority English so I can understand the plot/characters/themes. Translations into English are fine.

- With Wattpad removing pms, private feedback is no longer available since I am not comfortable speaking with anyone privately off-platform. I apologize for this.

- I will read as much as I can, minimum of four hours. Though, please keep in mind if a book has 50+ chapters and 10+ hours of read time, I will not be reading the entire thing for sake of my schedule.

-- It's fine to submit books with over 10 hours of read time, though please do not be upset that I won't read the full book. As I grow older, I don't have the same free time as I used to.

- No plagiarized or AI content.

- I do not rate books out of ten. Instead, I will describe what worked and didn't work for me. I do not give harsh feedback, but I am honest and won't sugarcoat things. Honesty may still sting, though you won't see me calling your work "cringe" or "bad," calling your cover "ugly," or anything that harsh reviewers do.

- Please don't argue with me. If you disagree with my review, that's fine, you're entitled to that, but there's no need to get defensive or argumentative. Unless it's grammatical, my opinion is just one opinion that may or may not help you. 

- Remember to take what you think will help you from the review. Don't force yourself to listen to everything I say if you don't think it will help. Everyone has different writing styles, so if you don't think any of my suggestions would fit in with your style, that's okay! Don't feel pressured to force yourself to write a certain way if you're not comfortable.

- I will review multiple works by an author, but not at the same time. Please wait until I'm done with your first book before asking for a second book to be done.

- Only the author can request a review.

- Please be patient! Reviews can take time.

-- I've been a professional reviewer for almost four years. So, yes, you are getting a professional-level review, that's why I ask you please be patient since these reviews take time. In the general writing world, waiting a while for these reviews is normal, and on top of that, you have to pay (normally a lot, too) for them, so please do not sign up for this unless you are okay with waiting.

- I only do one review style and status per review. Please be specific and tell me exactly which style/status you want. Please do not tell me to choose for you.

- Just for your reference, I rarely mention things like the title/blurb/cover unless I really like them since I like to focus on the core story. If you want me to comment on the title/blurb/cover, please mention that and I will make sure to give my thoughts on them.

- Back outs are not allowed until the 31 day mark. If it's been over 31 days since you left your request, then you may back out. I do this since I work on reviews basically ASAP, and if you back out within a week, it will mean I have to delete the review, which is unfair to me. But if it's me taking a while, then that's my fault and only fair.

Payment:

- Permanent follow to Ravendipity.

Yeah, that's it. Lol.

Payment Rules:

- I would prefer if you followed from the account the story is on, though if you would like to follow on a backup, that is fine. Please list the backup account's username here --->

-- But the account does need to be fully owned by you. No friend accounts or joint accounts, please.

-- If you are submitting a co-written work, all accounts must follow since all accounts are receiving the benefits (everyone will receive the votes/follows/etc.).

- Disliking your review and/or me taking longer than expected with your review are not valid reasons to unfollow me. I understand accidents happen and that's fine (you get three warnings for this reason), but if you repeatedly unfollow me, especially after I post your review, I will blacklist you and delete your review.

Don't worry, you have to try to be put on my blacklist. I've been doing this for years and have only ever had like 10 people on the blacklist. Just don't be rude and you'll be fine.

- Also, if you have to unfollow me (i.e., for an unfollow and refollow spree), please inform me. It will not count toward your warnings! I have no issue with it if you have to unfollow temporarily as long as I'm informed!

- If you are confused about anything, ask me, don't unfollow. I've had people unfollow because they thought they weren't accepted. 1) Please check your comment before unfollowing since I likely did approve it (every single time someone cited this as the reason they unfollowed, their forms were all publicly approved), and 2) please ask me if you're accepted before unfollowing. Post something on my mb or comment again. That being said, please give me up to 48 hours to approve your form before asking about it.

Payments for more than one review:

If you get more than one review, please do one of the following per additional review request:

- Follow from another account as well as the one originally used to follow

- Read and comment 2-5 times on another review in this book to help boost it in the algorithm

- Give this review shop a shoutout on your mb

- Vote on 5-10 chapters of this review shop (only if you like it and want to vote, that's why this is an option and not a forced thing)

- Tag 2-5 people you think may be interested in getting a review

You only have to do one of those per additional request, and you can reuse. So if you leave two additional requests, you can do 5-10 votes on this review shop twice.

This is only for people who request more than one review. If you're only requesting one, then it's just the one follow payment.

What you get:

1) Votes on every chapter of your story

2) A follow back from my second account

3) A review (duh 💀)

4) Public promotion of your story (if you get super public feedback)

5) Reads AND engaged reads on almost every if not every chapter of your story

6) Potentially some positive comments on your story (you will definitely get comments if you get public feedback)

7) Votes on another book of yours (if applicable)

Types of reviews:

1. Short Review: 2-5 sentences

2. Long Review: 5-8 sentences

3. Detailed Review: In-depth look at what I think worked and didn't work

Review Status:

1. Public (I will post summarizing comments on your story on the last available chapter with the review)

2. Super Public (I will post your review IN THIS BOOK; it acts as a promo for your story)

Restrictions:

I read most stories. I only have a couple of things I don't want to read.

- Stories that are 80-100% smut. Books with smut in them are fine, but please don't send me a smut fest. I want to read a story, not a book that's majority smut.

- Stories that romanticize r/pe and dark topics like that. If those topics are in the story, that's fine, but I mean anything romanticized.

- Anything that breaks Wattpad's ToS

- Graphic r.pe scenes. If r.pe is mentioned, alluded to, or fade to black, then that's fine, but I do not want to read graphic r.pe scenes.

- Please no mpreg stories.

Something important to note: I am a Wattpad Ambassador, so please be mindful of the content you submit and make sure it is aligned with the content guidelines. This review shop is not affiliated with Wattpad in any way and is just something I'm doing in my free time, though if you submit something against ToS, it is my requirement as an Ambassador to investigate further. If a violation is found, I will be required to report it without warning.

Please read the content guidelines before posting anything on Wattpad. It's important to keep both yourself and the community safe.

Form:

⚠️PLEASE STOP PUTTING YOUR BOOK NAME IN THE FORM⚠️

1. Username

2. Review Style (short, long, detailed)

3. Review Status (private, public, super public)

4. Rules/Payments done? (y/n):

Blank form for copy pasting purposes ----->

Which Book?

I will reply to your form saying if you are approved or denied based on whether or not you're following me and if you used my form. If you are following me and used my form, you will be approved.

When I reply to you, I will ask you which book you want me to review. It acts as a mini active check to make sure you aren't disappearing right after you submit (this has happened many times before). 

If you have only one book on your profile, then that is the book I will review by default, and I will reply to your form by simply saying, "Approved." You don't need to tell me the book name in that case.

Wait time can be anywhere from a week to a couple months. It depends on the length of the stories, waitlist, and my schedule. Remember I'm just one person doing this, so please do not sign up unless you are okay with waiting.

Leave questions here if you have any!

Also, these rules may seem matter-of-fact/strict/monotone, though please keep in mind I maintain that professional tone for sake of being clear about my boundaries... and also for sake of putting up a strong front to discourage rule-breakers from signing up.

Guys, I am 5'2 on a good day and bark for a man who doesn't even know I exist. I guarantee you I'm nowhere near as strict as my contests/shops make me out to be. I literally only speak that way to maintain professionalism and boundaries since I've had my privacy violated in the past, and I keep boundaries to prevent this from happening in the future.

In other words, when you've been doing this as long as me, you've seen some crap, so you put everything in the rules to try and prevent that same crap from happening again.

But, like I said, I'm actually just the average BTS fan who throws it back to House of Cards and has an asthma attack whenever I see Jimin so much as breathe.

Thank you.

Uwu.