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cherie

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cherie · Forums » Information Desk · 35m ago

Could we add a shadow behind, or an outline, to the review stars on our profiles? They're so hard to see sometimes! I know we have the option for the ...

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Valkyria

Crawlers - Chapter Eleven: The Middle of Nowhere

Valkyria · Reviews » Novel / Chapter » Horror, General · 35m ago

I knew Rev wasn't dead! And confirmation that Macey is bad news. Hopefully the kids on the farm will figure it out before Rev makes it back to them. Great ...

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cherie

From The Rose

cherie · Reviews » Poetry » Romantic, Dramatic · 1h ago

Hi AshenVeil! Welcome to YWS and wonderful poem! I see you've gotten some really nice reviews already, so I will keep mine short. I really love the title of this ...

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ehawthorne

A New Normal - Chapter 4

ehawthorne · Reviews » Novel / Chapter » Romantic, Dramatic · 1h ago

Alright! Chapter Four! The slow pace of this chapter is definitely what was needed in order for Cassandra to mature emotionally and for us, readers, to get to know the ...

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cherie

hatred

cherie · Reviews » Poetry » Lyrical, General · 2h ago

Good afternoon gruzinkerbell! Here to leave a review on your poem :) First off, I want to comment on the title and theme of this poem: hatred. There's a lot ...

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