Reviewer: xFall3nang3lx

My book review of Shackles
Shout out to Amara3271 for asking me to review your book, it was such a good book I really enjoyed it!! Thank you!!

Cover:
This is such a pretty cover, I know you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover but it’s what caught my eye and made me interested in wanting to know what the story is about, also I like that Annabella is lying on a bed of roses as it is a reference to the first words in your blurb “Her life is a bed of roses with more thorns than flowers”.

Description:
Your description contains all the necessities to make up a good blurb, it’s got the right information, the right amount of exposure of characters and a very gripping hook/cliffhanger, btw you’ve forgotten to put a space between “next” and “door”, however this is very minor and didn’t change how well written it was, this also was a factor into making me intrigued into wanting to know what happens.

Storyline:
Firstly you’ve made a good start to this book, I was definitely intrigued by what I was reading so far, I am a absolutely huge fan of thriller and mystery and to have it combined into one, just makes it the whole lot better, this is more my personal preference but still, I’m not gonna lie I have read stories with this kind of storyline before, but you’ve just added a twist to your plot and made it your own, you made it unique. I can’t wait to see what happens next and to also be able to follow up with your story as well to see how you develop it.

Characters:
Thank you for the character profile page that shows what they would look like, it made it easier for me to imagine. To be honest I think your characters are all realistic and relatable people that your readers can relate to, also I like that you haven’t solely focused on certain characters in your story and that you let the other characters also have their kinda “screen time” as well, I like the inclusion of other characters in your story, continuing on from this I also appreciate the different POVs as well to show expansion of thoughts and feelings in your story.

Spelling/Grammar:
I couldn’t find any spelling mistakes or grammar mistakes in the chapters I’ve read so far, so instead I’ll just tell you about how your descriptions are on point and how there was never a time where the flow of your sentences ever felt off or anything as whenever I read a story, I always like to read it out loud to myself. Whilst reading your story, it was so smooth, there weren’t any places where I had to stop and try to make sense of what was being said.

Engagement of the reader:
You’ve conveyed so many emotions through your writing that it was just beautiful, you’ve also managed to paint such a vivid painting every time something changes.