A bit about the author:

SongofLightandShadow is a very talented author and book-trailer-making-person who's just an awesome girl. She's amazing just to hang around. People, go follow her and give her some support! 

Title:

It's definitely a very unique one, I'll have to say that. Also, it's short and catchy. Good job. ^.^

Cover:

I personally prefer your previous one, the purple-vectory cover, because that one was more eye-catching to me and I liked the colors. ;) 

Blurb:

This is a very... Unique blurb. It reads more like Sora is talking, and so I feel that it should be in quotes or something as I was confused when reading it the first time. Also, the last line I feel should end in an exclamation mark, but that's a personal preference perhaps. 

The Good:

You most certainly have a knack with descriptions, I have to say that. Your descriptions were spot on to the point where I literally felt like I was watching a movie. Excellent work on that aspect! 

Your plot was well done as well and flowed nicely. There were a few places where it seemed to drag, mostly in the beginning, but other than that it was good. Especially the part where Sora was trapped in that Cadillac had my heart racing. 

Your grammar, minus a few typos here and there, was excellent. Good job!

The Bad:

The characters. No worries, this isn't a huge issue because your characters were good, especially near the end, but in the beginning I had some problems with them. I was easily able to get into character near the end, but when your story opened, I had a lot of trouble keeping people separate in my mind. Might just be me, but that was the main issue I had. Try incorporating some quirks with your characters or something so I have a clear idea of who everyone is so I'm not lost when reading your story. ;) You did great later on, but it was kinda mushed up in my head with the opening. 

What the Reader Thought:

I, um, don't normally read zombie stuff. Just... Not my cup of tea. But, because this was my friend and I wanted to support her, I read it. 

Despite the nasty zombie stuff (which thankfully wasn't that bad), I really enjoyed it. It was one of those few short works that has my heart racing and me looking at the clock waiting for the next update to find out what happened next. So yeah, I enjoyed reading it. Not my usual type of stuff that I enjoy, but it was fun to read. ;) Not to mention I really wanted Sora to live and find his sister again and somehow bring a resolution to the madness that resulted because of the Hiipe drug. 

My only other issue was that the whole Hiipe problem didn't seem to be resolved at the end. I feel like you could have tied that up or maybe ended it somehow differently. I don't know, but I just didn't feel like the story really ended as far as that aspect goes. 

Other than that, I loved the ending. You made me cry--and for a short story, that's pretty difficult; and did I mention that this isn't my favorite type of stuff to read? 

Anyway, great work, Song, and best of luck with the Open Novella Contest! <3 

Score: 8/10