"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper." - W. B. Yeats

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Welcome to the witch's den, a review book overflowing with magic spells and potions to help you achieve your goal and receive a guide to further develop your writing skills. Thank you so much for being here!

Before we delve deeper into the secrets of witchcraft that is writing, I want to put up some disclaimers for anyone visiting my humble abode.

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I am by no means a professional nor do I claim to be an excellent writer. Writing is a hobby of mine that I love with my whole heart.

I am by no means here to degrade your work or to make you feel like you never should have decided to write or anything remotely close to these assertions above. I am here to help you and I will be honest but kind with my reviews.

Please note that the score you receive is more of a guide to myself than an actual score of your book. The fact that someone else's work has more or fewer points than yours shouldn't mean anything to you and doesn't define who you are as a writer by any means.

All of the books and their respective authors will be handled with the utmost care. There will be a reading list on my profile dedicated to books reviewed here as a way to bring them more attention and love they deserve.

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If you have any questions or remarks regarding the statements above, please don't be shy to voice them as an inline comment here. If you are ready to continue, why don't I show you the focal points of this review process?

⍋Primium impressionem (20 points total): No matter how many times we try to tell each other that aesthetics of a book don't matter, Wattpad will cast a hex just to spite us and prove us otherwise. This focal point is here to help us enhance your defence spells like your cover, title and description.

⍋Et compages grammatica damnationem (20 points total): Have you brewed the potion that won't turn your readers into parrots from being too repetitive? Have you added thyme to make sure the sentences flow and are grammatically correct? This is an essential potion to every aspiring writer and I'm here to help you perfect it.

⍋Scripto artes (20 points total): To cast spells, the style you do it in is crucial and is what differentiates you from others. Your writing style should be something you're proud of but is still flexible enough to fit the mood of your story. So, is your spell casting recognisable enough or should we find a style that fits your personality better?

⍋Influunt (10 points total): Just as important as casting spells, being able to pronounce them freely in your mind is what helps you increase the strength of your spell. The flow of your sentences shouldn't be jarred and confusing, but there's a potion to fix that in no time!

⍋Insidias (20 points total): Have you discovered every nook and cranny of the woods? Do you know all the plants and animals your spells protect? Are there any loopholes or typical tropes where demons can pass through and ruin your plot? Can your writing style cover the damage a basic spell can stagger?

⍋Characteribus (20 points total): Subtle differences in potion recipes is what can make your characters' personalities unforgettable and relatable. Evolving them is crucial or else magic would be just as boring as it was aeons ago. As for subtlety, did you know that only one letter makes a difference between a death potion and a potion to make your mark on the wood's bark?

⍋Totalis puncta et summarium: Collecting your thoughts and drinking a nice cup of finely brewed tea is important after a long day of witchcraft. Sit back, wrap yourself in a blanket and enjoy the rare opportunity to pet your cat before it scratches you and goes on to hunt for mice.

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As all that exists on this planet, witchcraft has its limitations and rules. If not, how would you know what are the consequences of your actions?

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