MishaK I believe I wrote a review on that when there was almost nothing published (five chapters). It did look like the story could possibly go in that direction at that time.

Now I have no idea in what direction the story DID go, because I dropped it (perhaps incorrectly) for the reasons Charlotte8 mentioned.

If I recall correctly it's basically chapters one and two which are to blame if a reader makes such an assumption (assuming you haven't done a total rewrite of the beginning since my review).

      StenDuring Well, it’s better to check the direction and then conclude about it. And now there are more than 30 chapters in it so I would assume that the reviewer has read a good portion before even commenting so irresponsibly.

          littlehera Ok, sorry for the late response, haven't checked the forum in a couple weeks, and it'll probably be a few days, but I'll try to do it soon.

              MishaK I edited the comment. However, I read through to chapter 15 and found nothing to change my mind about the direction the story was heading.

                  MishaK Yep. There's a difference. There were only five chapters when I read, so I had to run with what was there at the time.

                  Still, IF the beginning of the story might mislead the reader, then it's probably profitable to take a closer look at that beginning.

                  Same with my story. I'm seeing a pattern in responses about my beginning. That means I'll have to rewite it. Now I 'just' have to find a good way to do that :D

                      With the help of you fantastic reviewers I might have found a soluion to the confusion. I simply rewrote chapter two, linking it to the first chapter and feeding into chapter three.

                      Yanked the intro as well. Let's see if readers get less confused now. If so it's all because of the input you gave me.

                      StenDuring You cannot judge the book by its cover. There is no book in the world in which you can understand the entire story by reading just the first chapter! Otherwise RIP to the suspense and thriller genre. My other book ‘The Inconvenient Wife’ has a huge element of suspense and it left people wanting to know the truth even by ch 45. But the story flows in a way that... (I can’t give spoilers here!)
                      Anyway I don’t care if anyone isn’t interested in a review swap. Not my loss!

                          StenDuring Actually, I often judge books by their covers. That's what covers are for; to let you know what's inside. If a book has a space ship on the cover, I'm going to assume it's science fiction, if it has a couple gazing into each others' eyes, I'm going to assume it's romance, and if it has a complicated mathematical formula on the cover, I'd be really surprised if it turned out to be about a community of shapeshifters at war with a community of necromancers.

                              Charlotte8 While I guess that response wasn't sent in my direction. Yep. It's called coherence. Author and writer set up an unwritten contract. If that contract is broken the novel is usually dropped.

                                I just have to say I didn't even know some of these books existed thank you for the recommendations on books to read and I'll be leaving a review for you guys to show my thanks and show my gratitude and good work your novel is. So keep up the great work everyone.

                                  MishaK you're right you can't judge a book by its cover. and for that your book will be the first one I read tomorrow that's from this Discussion Group 🤗

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