 jekodama 2009-02-12 . chapter 1Ok, I'm going to be straight, and possibly blunt, so bear with me.
I like it, make no mistakes, but I insist, this is just a prologue. I think that when you started working on Friend of a Friend you took a bite too big to chew, and that's why things went out of control. There were too many characters, too many different POVs and that was confusing as hell.
Another thing that bothers me is Tara's character. She's too much for the length of the chapter. She's too intense, too much of a crybaby, too depressive, I don't know. I think that the way she gets so utterly depressed because a guy she barely knew rejected her was exaggerated. But hey, that's my opinion, you're the Almighty Authoress, which means you're God here.
Kyle's character is more believable, me thinks. Admittedly, he's kind of impossibly arrogant, but hell, I am like that too, so I can work with that.
Kyle's just not into the relationship thing yet, and that's fair.
Tara's reaction? Like she was dumped at the altar.
So I think that, if you're planning on rewriting Friend of a Friend, you should definitely work on character development and let Tara's breakdown come slowly this time. She broke apart too easily, like she was already cracked.
I'm sorry if I offended you in anyway, honest to God, that was the farthest thing from my mind. Believe me when I say that I enjoyed it, but having read your other works, I KNOW there's room for improvement here.
Until the next review! |