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vengefuldime's review
3.0
I give about 4 and 2 stars for the stories respectively. There are a few formatting or grammar mistakes in both, but good writing or a fun plot will help in overlooking that.
Inkweed, I think, did a good job of showing what the protagonist was feeling and intending to do without it being too obvious. The conflicts are foreshadowed and meaningful, and the reader gets to explore more of the world as Niko does in a natural way. It can feel frustrating, but in a believable, authentic way. The dream sequences complement the uneasy progress as things get worse slowly but surely. The loose edges of the story emphasize the depressing and frightening reality. The writing presents a clear snapshot of a young man coming of age in a place that can never fully appreciate his worth.
The Mellification has a nice premise but didn’t feel like it knew what to do with it. I was more intrigued by this story’s description initially, but it wasn’t meant to be. All the individual plotlines are intriguing, and I especially found Holly’s character to be an aspect I liked. However, compared to Inkweed, dialogue and plot are surprisingly over-obvious. Then the pacing is just jagged, and does no justice to anyone. The ending is the most abrupt. Although I almost like the ending from a distance, I am disappointed that it left the other two subplot lines severed, while also not hitting the expected emotional beats of the main.
Inkweed, I think, did a good job of showing what the protagonist was feeling and intending to do without it being too obvious. The conflicts are foreshadowed and meaningful, and the reader gets to explore more of the world as Niko does in a natural way. It can feel frustrating, but in a believable, authentic way. The dream sequences complement the uneasy progress as things get worse slowly but surely. The loose edges of the story emphasize the depressing and frightening reality. The writing presents a clear snapshot of a young man coming of age in a place that can never fully appreciate his worth.
The Mellification has a nice premise but didn’t feel like it knew what to do with it. I was more intrigued by this story’s description initially, but it wasn’t meant to be. All the individual plotlines are intriguing, and I especially found Holly’s character to be an aspect I liked. However, compared to Inkweed, dialogue and plot are surprisingly over-obvious. Then the pacing is just jagged, and does no justice to anyone. The ending is the most abrupt. Although I almost like the ending from a distance, I am disappointed that it left the other two subplot lines severed, while also not hitting the expected emotional beats of the main.
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