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Her whole life was thrown into turmoil the very day she made the front page of the Daily Dot.
"You want to know my secret? I'd rather give up my riches than let you all know." Averna said determined.
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'Secrets' how silent, yet powerful or damaging! There is a reason why secrets are meant to stay hidden, no one likes when it's forcefully brought into the spotlight.
Averna, a young, beautiful billionaire CEO of her perfume company in the city of Dardale was placed in a similar situation by none other than the infamous paparazzi team 'We Scoop, You Lose' who are eagerly on her trail, trying to get the latest scoop of the century, they hire the expertise of their top reporter, Damian who has to go undercover as a recruit in Averna's company.
In the process, she repeatedly bumps into him; who is both dedicated to his mission but also known for his charisma and good looks, his presence in her self proclaimed world would be the turning point in her career and life.
As he tries to dig into her past, he gets to know more than he bargained for.
Would he be able to follow through with his mission?
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C.a.p.t.i.v.a.t.i.n.g and Very Well-Written. The first thing that stands out is beautiful writing, it flows nicely and is glamorously descriptive. I cannot stress enough how much I like the writing. The amount of effort that author pours into this story, I could feel it through her beautiful writing. Now onto my impression of the lead, Averna. I intensely like her character, she is such a strong, regal and accomplished woman. In the way author picture her character through every of her dialogue, I could only say she is cool and levelheaded person. As for story development, it has been great so far. The pace is just goof, neither too slow nor too fast. It follows the characters nicely and we can get insight into their mind which I highly appreciate. What I like most in this story though, is the dialogue writing, author does a very good job in this aspect as every dialogue I read is intriguing and fascinating. All in all, it's pretty great read. It's just my only dislike in this story is the male lead, Damian (Fyi, I'm reviewing this story based 11 available chapters at the moment). It's just personal honestly. First reason why I dislike him, I know that I don't see the paparazzi in a good light but I was expecting some integrity in him, which I don't find any at the moment. Second, he is very narcissistic in the way he thinks and behaves. Third, somewhere in the story he just trespassed his boundary by entering FL's house without her consent, they're not even close for him to visit her house, only a creep does that. So far, I don't find any likeable character in him. Anyway, although he has many flaws in my perspective, I see a large room of character development in him, which is nice to wait. Overall, it's compelling and exquisite read, I find a lot enjoyment in reading this. I just want to say that I like this story enough to give my honest opinions. Anyway thank you for sharing this story and I look forward for more of this story.
I'll start by saying I do tend to like contemporary romance, so this was a nice read! (Journalist characters also hit a soft spot of mine!) Here are some of my thoughts (moving mostly from critique to praise): ~The first two paragraphs of the opening chapter read like an auxiliary chapter. The story would be stronger just starting with the dialogue and interspersing the information elsewhere. For one example: "Reading it, and her eyes widened." This could be changed to something like: "Reading it, her eyes widened as she dreaded having the notorious cameramen from the paparazzi team, We Scoop You Lose, on her tail." (You can word it more specifically according to the location of the sentence, but there's a general idea.) You could also put these tidbits in an auxiliary chapter, but it doesn't seem like a lot of people read those in general. ~The writing quality is rather good! There are very few confusing places, and the grammar is overall quite nice. It's simple and makes sense. ~You put a lot of detail into Averna's surroundings. From the specifics of her knife and car to the technology in her apartment, you have created an in-depth world for the FL. Fantastic~! ~A lot of sentence starts and pieces are quite repetitive, so try mixing them up! If three sentences (or paragraphs) in a row begin the same way, think about how you can alter the order of each one (often the second one) to make it flow better. ~There are some rather long sentences. I hesitate to call *all of them* run-on sentences (save for the occasional ones that just have commas instead of periods), but it might help to use an em dash if you've got two modifiers for the sake of clarity. I actually don't mind this style too much, though. I'm more used to short sentences on WN, so this gives the story a different vibe. Also, this advice applies to the excessive numbers of adjectives in the early chapters, though those would be fixed more by lists than by dashes. ~You misspell Eileen's name in Chapters 5 and 6. ~Honestly, Chapter 3 feels like filler (or perhaps just a lot slower than the surrounding sections). It seems the only important thing established in that chapter is Averna's vulnerability regarding her grandfather, but that information can come later in subtle phrases before she goes to the grave. Mostly anything in this chapter could have been included within Chapter 5. Where it is, it stalls the very important chapter following it about Damian infiltrating Verna. I'm not necessarily saying to remove it, but this might help for a future story as the general advice is to quickly get to the action/plot! ~The strongest element is definitely how you develop the characters! Averna is a strong lead but not unrealistically so (and is given good reason to act the way she does by her childhood), while Damian is mischievous and conniving. He's not necessarily a good person, but he's interesting, which is honestly what matters more. The way Averna interacts with everyone differently and shows the various sides of her personality is also thought through well. The tension built between the leads is excellent from their short interactions! (I also enjoy the side characters overall, especially the two guards.) ~Also, I feel like it's usually the guys who are the billionaires in these types of rich people/CEO novels...? Regardless, I like seeing the FL being the one with the high social status instead of the ML! ~The scene of Averna going to her grandparents' grave hits extremely hard. Her grabbing her grandfather's statue is heart-wrenching for sure, and her gratefulness towards both of them is beautiful. I nearly cried at this part. ~What I really love is how you engage the senses, especially smell. I feel like the scents of places are overlooked a lot (I often forget them entirely), so using the different fragrances in your settings is a really unique touch to set the atmosphere! ~Also, the cover is super pretty! I love it! Overall, nice job! You've got a good start here with a lot of potential due to your well-executed characters. Good luck, and have fun writing the rest of it! Also, I hope you do well on the WPC! :D (4.6/5.0)
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The FL is strong with good humour. Basically she is the CEO of a perfume company that's what intrigues me more. The first chapter itself is captivating, if you don't believe me just go ahead and read it. Awesome story, I'm loving it.
I love this book so much. What a strong FL and she runs a company on her own. This book made me want more keep on reading because this book is worth it.
absolutely beautiful book🤍 The novel is very well written, the dialogues of the character seem to flow so freely and nothing seems forced. The way the novel is written is in a very simple English which I really appreciate because I don't have a really wide vocabulary And Averna's house, I think I know how I want my house to be built once I have enough money 😅 The house screams total luxury I love Averna's confident attitude, full of poise and sass. Can't wait to continue this journey with you🤍 All in all the novel is absolutely lovely🤍
A Billionaire Ceo and a reporter? Seems like a story Oit of C-Drama? Isn't it? But hold on🖐! Billionaire is a woman!! What! A woman?!!! And yes! The Reporter is ML!! Yes our Cexy, charismatic, handsome and talented ML!!! I'm so excited for this story!!!💙💚
Awesome! The strong female lead is always my favourite and your writing is the cherry 🍒 on the cake. Very well written concept, great story, great background, well-written phrases, everything is really great in this book.❤❤🥰🥰👍👍👍 I love it. You are doing great dear author❤💐💐💐
I love it when a powerful fl doesn't need help nor protection! She has everything she wants, and she worked hard to reach her status. A woman that made herself, indeed. Her home is her best friend (the AI inhabiting the house). The ml is the best in his area, it just happens that this means he's fl's number one person to avoid. Writing is good, vocabulary too. There are a few minor grammar errors but nothing that stops the flow. It's presented as a CEO romance but has a unique setting and fresh tropes. Good job!
So far - a great story! The plot is really intriguing, the characters are interesting. Averna has a very strong personality, like her sense of humor. You don't struggle with grammar, style, or tenses so it's a pleasure to read it. (Added to my library to follow...)
Good read, good fun, worth the time spent. If you're considering whether or not you wana pick up this nove, do give it a try! You won't regret it.
Pretty much what DreamVer2 said. Overall, just read it guys! -The writing is great, detailed and highly immsersive -As set in contemporary world it's very realistic in the way that the characters think
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Love the story so far! I love the FL's humor and character. People could get easily envious of what she has, although it's a bit lonely at the top. Anyway, the story's great. The story pace is smooth, the characters are well fleshed out too.
I'm not a fan of these types of novels, but it was engaging to see how it turns amazing. So keep on going and never give up, and I can't wait for more chapters, since I'll keep on reading.
Wow! awesome one . Believe me I love reading strong FL stories and your novel is perfect for my taste. I have read the whole nine chapters,very intriguing plot. keep updating .
The house the FL living in? Loving it! The owner of a perfume company? Even better! If I could exchange my one day with someone else, I def would want to exchange (all the pleasant things) with Averna. Get myself spoiled in her richness hehe Looking forward for more updates, author 😻😻
Couldn't stop from reading this book , I loved each chapter and hoping to finish each chapter soon , great work author, I love everything about this book and highly recommend it
~Let's play a game– A pretend sort of game. Your thoughts would define where you fall to while you read my options in accordance to how it shows on my lovely readers or boring losers 🤫😅(I intend no rude behaviour to anyone in particular whatsoever 🤞) ~Are you ready? Lovely readers: Yes author, I'm interested!!! Boring losers: No, why am I even here in the first place!!! ~Okay okay, so here goes. Let's pretend I'm not the author of this novel 👀(*cough *cough this is definitely not a shameless review, as there's nothing to be ashamed of since I'm nothing but a reader and admirer of this lovely novel right here, just like everyone 🏃♀️) Lovely readers and boring losers staring at one another awkwardly. Lovely readers: Oh I get it, you are a reviewer and reader just like we are. (Nods head in agreement and follows the game) Boring losers: This is the author for crying out loud, you guys 🤦🤦♂️🤦♀️ don't be fooled. ~So if there's nothing boring to say(completely ignores the losers comment with the roll of the eye) I'd like for you to pretend you never knew anything about this book and want to know what it entails from a senior reader and divine future reader as myself 😝. Lovely readers: Sure, we could do that. Boring losers: whatever, not like this isn't another one of you author's shameless reviews. ~Let's pretend this Story Development is of balanced theme, neither too fast nor too slow. We got 8 arcs in total which depicts partly the months given to Damian to gather the information he needs on Averna and few others how things take a drastic turn unexpectedly. Lovely readers: We could work with that. Boring losers: But author– ~I am not the author(*lies! Bloom Lies'e' should have been my first and last name🤔👀 {no no don't call me that} )! You're going out of character, why are you still sticking around? Lovely readers, boring losers continue their awkward glances, forcing a smile. ~Let's pretend the update stability is superb(*Cough *cough by the middle of September it will be daily, the higher the ranking by PS or GT and summoning pens[👀] the more chances of larger numbers of releases daily.) Lovely readers: Can't wait to spend on this story if worth it! Boring losers: That's a lie, you aren't getting any of my money. ~Let's pretend my character design is of an equally strong ML and FL but this time their roles are switched, in what sense?: The ML is goofy, confident in his abilities and a little narcissistic. Not to mention he's a respected and secretive paparazzi reporter(one of the higher up status in that establishment) who has little to no integrity when it comes down to work. Damian repeatedly gets on the nerves of the FL and sometimes acts as a creep, all done so he could force his way into her high and mighty world. The FL is a successful billionaire, loves technology more than people so naturally she got a friend as an AI in her home and made sure most things done if not all are through the use of technology, so expect lots, I mean lots of reference to this~Ps no cyborgs 🤦🏻♀️😓 just because I said technology (She does have few friends though). She is sometimes referred secretly among her employees as the 'Queen of the underworld' as per the meaning of her name and the way she behaves and runs the company. She is seem as aloof, down to earth on success–as shown in her companies, distant, sometimes cruel and demanding by others but deep down she holds a need to be wanted, loved(why? Well since I'm not the author you'd have to read to find out 😈– no major spoilers from the divine future reader) Lovely readers: Wow, I can't wait to begin on this book! Boring losers: Yet another clichéd story ~Let's pretend my writing quality is excellent– I... I mean above average 👀, and you are bound not to see any, no mixup of British or American English, no punctuation or grammatical errors, trust me 👀 (*cough *cough your divine future reader is human 🥲 I just might make a few in this review also 🤦🏻♀️) Lovely readers: Everybody makes mistakes, so long you try your best to make the story worthwhile, what's a little mistake going to do. I'd give constructive criticism in a polite way, you don't need to worry. Boring losers: Yet another flawed story, why would you ignore few punctuation marks or end up describing the two leads as–(lovely readers closes the mouth of boring losers #defense mode activated) [They talk too much 🤫 wouldn't want spoilers from them in that way 😉. Thankyou lovely readers for having my back] ~Lets pretend the World Background is in a fictional city of Dardale, names of country would be included but do not expect the cities to be the same as this is nothing but the author's imagination, with a female Billionaire CEO theme driven. Paparazzi who are the main bad eggs in this story, not so quick to love as it might or might not be in the despise gaining on the MC's, surprising betrayals is one of the in things with a pinch of _____ scenes to spice things up rather than throw it to the wind for some content 👀, expect some cu__ words along the way. Lovely readers: Divine future reader why?! The chapters haven't gotten to where all this are paraphrased 😭 please publish more chapters. Boring losers: As said before a clichéd story, why am I even here? See ya losers. [Yay! they're gone! Everyone celebrate!] Boring losers: Did you really think you could get rid of me? I live for the criticism 😈😈😈 Lovely readers: 🔪🍳 author, should we do the honors? [Who? Who's the author? I am a divine future reader!!!! Ahhh where's your pretending game?!] ~Let's pretend you would always buy my privilege tiers once out and would flood the book with your comments, thoughts and opinions🤞 Lovely readers: I can do that! So long you give us good content, you don't need to worry. Boring losers: I could flood your book with my comments and thoughts 😈, finally something good the author has said in a while 🙄. [Who are you calling au– you know what? I don't care what you have to say anyways, carry on loser] ~And lastly let's pretend I have a 5 star rating out of 10(*cough*cough, give me a 5 star, it's smaller than 10 right? But just enough. And as many times possible. Lovely readers: I'd gladly give a 5 star, it might be 4.9 if I see just a few things off but definitely would be 5 mostly. I'd review as many times possible as the story progresses. Boring losers: Expect a 1 or 2 star review, not because of hate but I just felt like or I read few chapters and based my review on those. ~So, what category did you fall into? Lovely readers or boring losers? 👀