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Were the first paragraphs and first page compelling? Did they make you want to keep reading? If not, what was the problem?
Did the story continue to hold your interest through the first few chapters? Or is there a point where your interest started to lag?
Could you relate to the main characters? Did you feel her/his pain, joy, fears, worry, excitement?
Were there characters that needed development or focus?
Which characters did you connect to and like? (Or love to hate?) Are there any characters you think could be made more interesting or more likable?
Could the bad guy(s) be nastier or more interesting? How?
Which side characters are you curious to know more about after reading this installment?
Did the dialogue sound natural to you? If not, whose dialogue did you think sounded artificial?
Were you able to visualize where and when the story is taking place? Did the setting pull you in, and did the descriptions seem vivid and real to you?
Was the story interesting to you? Did it drag in parts? Where?
Which scenes/paragraphs/lines did you really like? Which parts were exciting and should be elaborated on, with more details?
Which parts bored you and should be compressed or even deleted? What parts did you dislike or not like as much? Was there anything that confused, frustrated, or annoyed you?
What parts resonated with you and/or moved you emotionally?
Did you notice any discrepancies or inconsistencies in time sequences, places, character details, plot, etc.?
Can you SEE every action clearly? Did you have to reread any part of the ACTION SEQUENCES to understand who was doing what?
Could you SEE what the characters looked like clearly? If not, who?
Do you think the writing style fits the story and genre? If not, why not?
Was the ending satisfying? Was the ending believable?
Looking back, did you pick up that the tasks/monsters/creatures represented the 5 stages of grief? Is there a stage that could have been done better?
While you were reading, did you notice any obvious, repeating grammatical, spelling, punctuation or capitalization errors?
Did you understand every phrase / term I used? If not, which ones?
In your opinion, what are the main strengths of the story? The main weaknesses of the story? Anything additional you want to add?