What is your opinion?
5/5 ✨
"This is 100% my favorite book on Inkitt. I don't think a lot of people understand how challenging it is to write a story from the POV of multiple characters. Especially when each of those characters has completely different ways of thinking and behaving. Jordie showcases this perfectly. The characters are also relatable (as relatable as a bunch of upper-upper class people can get) , and its so easy to root for them. The plot is amazing, I absolutely love boarding school/clique stories like this. Not to mention it's also unique and unlike anything, I've ever read before. I can definitely see this becoming the next Pretty Little Liars.!!! (p.s. for all you other march fans out there, alexander is mine)"
Pretty Little Liars meets Mean Girls and so much more
"Writing a story like this is a big risk with a lot of reward, and boy have you begun to hit the nail on the head. Each character has a unique personality, though some of their goals feel under developed. Your dialogue feels so real, while your diversity of characters is reminiscent of a real life schoolyard. The murder and mayhem reminds me of Pretty Little Liars while the battle of top dogs is more like Gossip Girl and Mean Girls combined. Their little nuances like unrequited love and succeeding as a rarity in the system is not only relatable but also empowering with themes like girl power. Since this seems to be a first draft, there are minimal errors, but nothing too distracting. So glad I got to read this for the Mysfic Awards and I'll so be reading until the very last stone is unturned. Keep writing, Jordan! You're doing amazing!"
Love the premise!
"I enjoyed reading this story and how it gives a known pattern a unique twist. The world building is done so well you feel like you're there from the first few paragraphs :)"
March
"I read the first five chapter, and the plot, punctuation and grammar is really good. The reader really feels thrown into the chaotic world that she writes about. A few points, the teenagers don't act like teenagers, they act like vindictive people in there twenties. This might be the point to make them seem really mature and untrusting, but they are still teenagers. The only people who don't seem like that are the Drama group, who are just a bunch of darlings! There is one thing that makes the story hard to follow, there are a lot of names, and characters are thrown around. Each chapter is a different POV or a different club. Pick one person or club and stick to it, this will make it less confusing and convoluted for the reader. Keep up the Great work Amy, yours always Beth XOXO"
A ménage of ideas and a medley of motley characters
"March is an ensemble piece at present with a cast of characters that are under developed, but interesting. What makes the school so special? In my humble opinion, the story needs a central hero to guide us through the school and the story's mystery and wonder. Too much attention is paid to the politics of the school at the start without letting us discover that reality more naturally. By stating there are a number of 'cliques' we wonder if this is prescribed somewhere, and or if the school is organized that way. My memories of high school (is this high school or college?) are that cliques formed and faded and grew as we students grew and aspired to different things. In winter we had the skiers and in summer the baseball brats etc Cliques are there but should not be named; they exist but they don't. Also the number one reaction I had was that I felt the characters lacked a true purpose and that's because they had no solid tangible desires. Or fears. This is REALLY HARD TO DO IN AN ENSEMBLE PIECE and that's why most , even veteran authors, stick to one hero stories. The central protagonist becomes a lens through which they view the reality of the story. You can have more than one hero sure, but I should read the character's introduction and KNOW WHAT THEY WANT MOST because then everything they say can be weighed against their desire and then readers perceive subtext. Finally what makes March the school so special? is it the students? the staff? or the opportunities it unlocks in life - that's the key I think - that's why the school is so sacred and deadly because just maybe there is some corp. headhunting program that guarantees fame, wealth, stardom, etc. happiness."
