October 13th, 2011 at 06:41pm
Coincidentally, I have a character named Claude, so that made me giggle, as that they act nothing alike and they are completely different.
Your strong points in this story is that Rain Light is a pretty well developed character, along with the fact that your tone is great for the way you write out details. I liked the details best in chapter one and two, which were my favorite chapters out of this entire story.
Your weak points in story, so far, however, other characters other than Dakota and dialogue. Her mother and Cassandra seem to be written like cardboard characters, just there because they have to be and ignored for their depth and possibility that they are people too. Her mother's speech is kind of awkward, as well.
The plot is perfectly fine for the story, I enjoyed it, as I believe in ghosts. And I am so interested in the paranormal, I just wish there was more proof, so I like reading paranormal stories like this. And the whole prince thing is a good twist to it, in my opinion. You need to work on other characters, though, remember that they are people, too, and things don't need to be told up front all the time.
Things can be found later in the story -- you're doing that with her father's character and her family's back story, but you can do that with other things, too, not just a direct plot. Indirect characterization is amazing, I tell you. You should try doing it. So good luck and happy writings. Good story, great potential, and it's going great. (:
I believe in ghosts and the paranormal, not so much warlocks but the curse on the prince puts a nice twist to the story. :)