Reviewer: DeathBlade__
Written by: CocurricularActs

Title: 4.5/5
i. Book Title: I read 5 chapters, as you requested me to and I didn’t find a correlation between table talk and the stories you had written. Still, considering that it is a collection of short stories, it’s pretty good.
Ii. Story Title: I really liked how each story had the corresponding number from the chapter. I thought it was a great tiny detail that you added. Overall, you did a good job with this.

Cover: 3/5
There’s nothing wrong with a simple cover, in fact, the fit really well for short stories. But I wasn’t a huge fan of the book cover. It’s mostly the text that doesn’t sit right with me. It does fit aesthetically with the other colours in the background image. The background colours are dull and subtle, whereas the text is very bright. I’d advise you to change that and use some other font.

Blurb: 4/5
Most short story collections (that I’ve seen) have similar blurbs to yours - stating the fact that it’s a short story collection and a few sentences on what it’s mainly about. Nothing wrong with that definitely but there is nothing wrong with being unique. You could add some more details, maybe some significant lines from your best short story(ies). Adding slight details like these can show the reader the potential of the book and why they should click on it to start reading.

Writing Style: 6/10
There was a clear attempt made to describe the surroundings in great detail with is always great. But the writing just didn’t flow well. This issue I noticed mostly in Downpour at District 1. There was the mention of the idiom about it raining cats and dogs, but you had already stated how there was a downpour. The idiom just seemed unwanted and because it was the first chapter, It didn’t sit well with me. The other chapters were comparatively better (the writing improved with each chapter). Still, a detailed re-read by you or someone else (like an editor) should fix the issue.

Grammar and Vocabulary: 8/10
There weren’t any punctuation errors, which is where most people go wrong so that was definitely a pleasant sight. There weren’t any typos either which is really great. Honestly, I have nothing to complain about the grammar.
The vocabulary was good, I found myself googling the meaning of some of the, so it’s great that you used uncommon words. But I cannot say this for the entirety of the book. In a few places, there was the repetition of words that could easily be avoided. And in some places (mainly the first chapter) I felt that you could have used better words. 
Again, I can offer the same advice as I did for the writing style; just go through the chapters once or twice and you will be able to use better words that can hook the readers.

Plot: 7/10
I expected the chapters to be longer. But when I realised they weren’t I checked on google what exactly flash fiction was and I realised that they were meant to be small. That explained to me why the chapters were the way they are. Still, there isn’t really much of a plot to judge so I am just doing this based on my liking of all the different stories overall.
i. Downpour at District 1
I wasn’t a huge fan of this. In the beginning, I thought it would have to do something about the rain, which in a way it did. But the ending wasn’t quite what I expected. That is of course a good thing in most scenarios but for this story, I didn’t see it go the direction it did. 3/4th of it was about the pouring rain but it ended with her anger. I couldn’t see the connection, unfortunately.
ii. Table for 2
I didn’t ‘love’ this chapter but I liked it. It was interesting to read about the narrator’s questions and superstitions. It really fits the genre of flash fiction and I don’t have much to complain about,
iii. Kyoko at 3rd street
I enjoyed this chapter quite a bit. When the narrator was talking about wanting a filled room, I couldn’t really relate but the last two lines really gave the story the detail that I enjoyed. It was a great end to the story!
iv. 4 Cans of Beer
This has to be my favorite of them all. I liked how you pointed out every reason and elaborated on them.
v. The 5-Floor Apartment
It is definitely the best-written chapter of them all. The way the floors corresponded with the people living in the houses on the said floors was a great added detail.

Characters: Since the book doesn’t have a significant lead, just a narrator I have decided to omit this category. This is solely because I don’t think I can give you a fair review on the characters since none of them (the narrators) are too significant and it would force me to give a low score. 
But on a side note, The narrator from the fourth chapter was really interesting to read.

Overall enjoyment: 2/5
This is the part that is completely up to the reviewer’s personal preference. In the previous segment, I mentioned how I enjoyed a few chapters, which I did to some extent but it was mostly based on the comparison between each story. I’m not saying it was bad, but it just wasn’t for me. Every segment above this was my general thoughts on the book. However, because this is my preference, the score is a little low. Ns
Don’t feel discouraged, because each reviewer has a different opinion. Focus on whatever I mentioned above, those I found were extremely important. 

That’s it for my review of your flash fiction. I hope it helps!

Total: 34.5/50