The Review Inn

You step out of a cold, wintery night, shivering. The warmth of this place envelops you. Suddenly, all that was bleak seems...not so. You peer about the room, noting its various patrons: some are nursing their cups, others stretching out by the fire, snuggled into cushy chairs. A sense of relief washes over you. A small smile breaking through your cracked lips. You've been traveling for far too long.

After a few moments, a young woman approaches you. Her smile is inviting, friendly. There's a small gleam in her eye as she extends a hand.

"Welcome to the Review Inn," she greets you. "I'm Noir, or Noirmont. You've always a place to stay here. But here are some things to keep in mind..."

RULES OF THE INN

↣ I will review any of the following:
◉ Poetry
◉ Novel chapters (preferably early ones, or allow me to start from the beginning and work my way up!)
◉ Essays
◉ Short stories
◉ Lyrics
◉ Scripts
◉ Fanfiction
...Generally I steer away from extreme gore, violence, and other NSFW material (and, of course, anything that breaks the rules + guidelines of the site.)

FORMAT

Please request your review in the following format!

Work Title:
Category (ie. poem, novel chapter, etc.):
Link/Hyperlink (Hyperlink can be combined with the title):
Brief description (Not necessary, but appreciated!):

CodeSelect all

[b]Work Title:[/b]
[b]Category:[/b]
[b]Link/Hyperlink:[/b]
[b]Brief description:[/b]


And please, sit back, relax, order some brandy (or tea!) and allow me to get....review'in!
see what I did there?

Hi Noirmont! I was wondering if you'd be willing to review my work!

Work Title: Myo and Clo (Or, "The Tragic Tale of Myo and Clo")

Category: Novel, it's mostly of the Tragedy genre

Link/Hyperlink: profile/portfolio/Stardust7827/480744/about

Brief description: Clo struggles with coping from the grief of losing his best friend, Myo. As a warning, there are very heavy topics mentioned and described, such as self-harm, suicide, and depression. This work was mainly an experiment on breaking the fourth wall, self-awareness, first person narratives, unreliable narrators, and biased perspectives.

Stardust7827 wrote:Hi Noirmont! I was wondering if you'd be willing to review my work!

Work Title: Myo and Clo (Or, "The Tragic Tale of Myo and Clo")

Category: Novel, it's mostly of the Tragedy genre

Link/Hyperlink: profile/portfolio/Stardust7827/480744/about

Brief description: Clo struggles with coping from the grief of losing his best friend, Myo. As a warning, there are very heavy topics mentioned and described, such as self-harm, suicide, and depression. This work was mainly an experiment on breaking the fourth wall, self-awareness, first person narratives, unreliable narrators, and biased perspectives.

Hi Stardust7827! I'm on it!
Chapter One ✓

After a few moments, a young woman approaches me. Her smile is inviting, friendly. There's a small gleam in her eye as she extends a hand.

"Welcome to the Review Inn," she greets me. "I'm Noir, or Noirmont. You've always a place to stay here. But here are some things to keep in mind..."

Returning the smile, I take of my gloves and shake her hand. "Hello Noir, you've built a marvellous space here. It feels like I've been travelling through an endless night until I saw the lights of your inn."
I take a look around, basking in the warmth for a moment. "If you don't mind, I'll sit down by the window over there. Do you have some tea? No peppermint, no lemon, otherwise I'm good. Though if you're gonna give me black tea, I hope you're prepared to listen to me ramble about my interests for the next few hours!" I wait for confirmation before falling into the cushions. On the next table, I spot a familiar face and wave at Stardust. They look so content that for a second, I wonder if I should ask for whatever they've got.
But in the end, I just open my bag with my notebook. The novel I've been working on stares back at me, and I sigh. Back to the grind. I've brought lots of time after all.
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Work Title: World of Souls
Category: Fanfiction / Novel
Brief description: A mysterious woman calls every child in a ten-kilometer radius around Shibuya Station, Tokyo, promising them their destiny. Having nothing better to do that day, main narrator Izumi decides to take the gamble and is swiftly whisked off into the Digital World with no immediately obvious way back home. One by one, she and the other four children along for the ride encounter the Spirits of the Legendary Warriors, ancient protectors of the Digital World. This gives them the power to help save the world they more or less voluntarily accepted to defend. At least, that’s the general consensus they’ve reached… So far, their only actual quest is to reach the Forest Terminal in the far away Land of Forests…
The Forest Terminal IS real! I swear!
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I tap my pen against the page, lost in thought. I should’ve mentioned that I made the bold choice of replacing the usual main character of Digimon Frontier with a girl and that we’re sticking to canon events for 5 of the first 6 chapters. Oh well.
I resolutely flip to the newest page, ready to continue the story.

Returning the smile, I take of my gloves and shake her hand. "Hello Noir, you've built a marvellous space here. It feels like I've been travelling through an endless night until I saw the lights of your inn."
I take a look around, basking in the warmth for a moment. "If you don't mind, I'll sit down by the window over there. Do you have some tea? No peppermint, no lemon, otherwise I'm good. Though if you're gonna give me black tea, I hope you're prepared to listen to me ramble about my interests for the next few hours!"

Noir shakes your hand firmly, fishing a small notepad from the pocket of her apron. Her eyes flicker down to the illegible cursive of the day's orders. "I hope chamomile will suffice," she chuckles, flipping a page to scribble it down. "Perhaps, if you're to stick around, some black tea in the morning?"

She moves to @Stardust7827's table, placing a peppermint before them. "That's Chapter One completed for you. I'll be back shortly with your appetizer."

"Make yourself comfortable," she calls to @Tikaya, pleased to see them snuggling into a chair. "I'm off to cook up your review(s)!"

Tikaya wrote:Work Title: World of Souls
I tap my pen against the page, lost in thought. I should’ve mentioned that I made the bold choice of replacing the usual main character of Digimon Frontier with a girl and that we’re sticking to canon events for 5 of the first 6 chapters. Oh well.
I resolutely flip to the newest page, ready to continue the story.

A short time later, the woman emerges from the inn's bar, wiping her hands on her apron. She pours @Tikaya some chamomile tea, as promised. "I hope you enjoy. Oh, and here is your..." she strung out the last syllable for dramatic effect. "...first review! Prologue complete!" She withdrew, moving to stoke the fire. "There will be more to come, I assure you."