Jump to content

[Feedback] The Dwellers - Is anyone reading my fanfic?


FeralGator

Recommended Posts

A feedback topic for my fanfiction, 'The Dwellers'.

This will also serve as a character archive for me so I can have a quick reference guide to whom has been introduced and when.

Link to the Story: http://www.pokemonreborn.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19722

Plot: Stray and wild Pokemon of Reborn try to live in the harsh environment of the city. Some believe it is best to side with humans, while others rebut and fear the idea of being captured by them. The story follows one young Poochyena through his struggles in this world and through the hard choices that come with it.

Characters

Mightyena Pack (Peridot Ward - introduced in prologue)

  • Killa - female - alpha
  • Derek - male - beta
  • Garret (deceased)
  • Albert - male
  • Percy - male
  • Morrison - male
  • Dahlia (sick) - female
  • Prince - male - pup (Poochyena/brother of Johanna)
  • Johanna - male - pup (Poochyena/brother of Prince)
  • Thorn - male (introduced in chapter 1)
  • Euca - male (introduced in chapter 1)
Edited by FeralGator
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Quick errors:

Prologue - "Daliah" and "Delilah" both used to refer to the same girl.

Ch1 - "Chivalrous" spelled as "Shivelrus" - probably intentional, but just in case.

Overall:

Interesting. Not a very unique premise, to be honest, but well-executed, Stylistically on-point, good descriptions, especially of combat. Strong characters, good dialogue. My main critique would be that some sentences feel out of place. For instance,


“We do not mourn the loss of a mouth, Derek,” she instructed him with a kind of soft intensity. Derek nodded quickly, understanding his alpha before looking back to the beta that now lay dead in the putrid waters. He knew that the alpha was right in what she said. The loss of this Mightyena just meant that it would be easier all around to feed the rest of the pack. The only problem was the relationships he had gained in his time among the ranks. He was a very respected male, often looked to in times of need when food was scarce.

In the above paragraph, the last line "He was a very respected male, often looked to in times of need when food was scarce. " feels kind of tacked-on; it doesn't really add on much value to the content being discussed in that section and kind of breaks the flow.

All in all, a solid 4.2/5 for now. I look forward to more.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yay thank you for the feedback! I went back to both chapters and fixed the spelling errors (including others I found myself that I didn't notice in the google doc), as well as got rid of that one sentence you pointed out. You were right on it breaking the flow. It also felt unneeded since well... Garret is dead. Not like he's going to be looked to for anything anymore. xD

But yus thank you! I find it hard to really come up with a unique premise, so I instead focus on working around that with the characters. I try to add in my own little twisty turns to the plot as well to add some surprise and real uniqueness, but that stuff is usually revealed through time. Soooo yeah. I'm happy that the characters have been able to help draw you in!

Is it wrong that I probably love Percy most of all? Like.... he's such a dick but I love him... l'D

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Quick little update, the next chapter will be put up tomorrow. I needed a small break for personal reasons, but I'm itching to get back into writing again. So expect a new update! Maybe even two if I can find the time for it!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Chapter 5 is up! Sorry for the wait. I had personal things get in the way along with desire to simply play Rejuv and not type up the rest of the chapter. lol

God I'm lazy.

Going to try to get chapter 6 out by tomorrow! Keep a look out for it!! ;D

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...