What is your opinion?
Trippy
"Unless you know how to break down the authors' beautiful flowery language, you have no hopes of understanding the story. I don't want to go too much into the plot for fear of a spoiler, so I'll just let you know that it's amazing and thrilling. I was either gasping from surprise or chuckling. To the author, I cannot wait to see what you come up with next."
The American Requiem Review
"I gave this novel an overall 4/5 stars because Amelia's subtle characterization is astonishing, her descent into madness was clear and captivating to read, her internal struggle was amazingly done, and the producer's character was very interesting however the story was way too short and at times I have no idea what's happening. Suggestions: Make the story a little bit longer to add to the producer's and Roberta's character. This addition could help stir deeper feelings while reading. Them having more backstory gives them life instead of two characters who simply catalyst the conflict and climax. Sometimes, I had no idea what was happening. Amelia stabbed Roberta but then she was hanging with her eyes wide open? That scene sort of pushed me out of my immersion. Notes: The subtle characterization of Amelia is prominent even at the beginning of this story. Amazing (C.1). I love how she is already characterized as a wannabe famous actress with her name engraved in stone who relies on substances to help her cope with what she sees as her failure to do so (C.1). The story is very much grounded in reality, which is something I don't really like reading (C.1). However, I'm intrigued I can feel Amelia's jealously and the tone of this story is set amazingly (C.2). Her entitlement is showing (C.2). "He" instead of "he" adds to the tone of the story as like someone above other people. He is immediately placed on a pedestal (C.2). AH, the familiar problem of idolization and the want for perfection when there's really no such thing. Wow, that one paragraph of her feeling small under all of the super move stars and famously known 'superiors' is simply incredibly well put (C.2). Comparing the producer to an all-knowing deity, I can see where her priorities lie (C.2). Like I have said before the evident problem of human idolization because "he can do no wrong" takes away from the consciousness of his actions. He clearly knows what he's doing (C.2). She was taken advantage of and still holds the producer higher than herself (C.3). There's unnecessary repetition of the prologue in chapter two or three. Since it is a short story repeating phrases especially paragraphs are easily caught by the reader (C.3). I love how while and after her trauma occurred is when the visual description gets farther from reality as Amelia sees herself as the rich and famous person she wants to become (C.4). Honestly, the drawback to the mirror scene after she was taken advantage of is very clear in my mind's eye and very effective. The version of herself that was grounded in reality is no longer there (C.4). - continuation of the last point: Her innocence was taken away from her so she built a new reality in her head which is why she seems to be having a sort of out-of-body experience. "The empty shell of a woman (C.4)" Marvelous line. The fact that her white dress is untouched by Roberta's blood but her body was desecrated by someone else's touch (C.4). She made her own reality for herself. The wording is no longer realistic but something in a dream (C.5). This ending was WOW (C.4)!"
