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Decoris Verbum
2008-04-07
ch 1,
Wow...great job! I'm usually not one for this kind of thing, but I felt that you really captured the mood of the time period and forged a character that everyone will love to read. Congrats!
cosmia
2008-01-29
ch 1,
Contrary to what the reviewer below me said, quite a few women during Elizabethan times were quite well educated, and a duke's daughter would almost certainly be.

The sentence
"I will start first of my passions."
sounds awkward.
Perhaps you should change it to "begin with" or "write first of" rather than "start first of".

Anyway, this is well written, and I'll be eagerly awaiting an update. This definitely has potential.
Mercyette
2008-01-29
ch 1,
Hmm, you have a pretty intersting start here. I haven't come across a story told thorugh a diary in a while, actually. Your vocabulary is very nice, and when I read it, I feel like I'm actually reading about the 1500s. I'm intrigued by the relationship with Cecily and Nicholas as well! I hope somthing more comes out it it. The only thing I'm a little worried about is how well-read Cecily is. You breifly mentioned it, but I don't think that she would be that knowledgable. Most women barely learned to read in that time. But again, that's the only thing I really noticed. You have a great start! Keep it up!
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