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A CHAPTER ONE REVIEW
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Title and Author:

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Plot::
Author owns a bake shop which specializes in cupcakes. Aparantly the King of the land she lives in has gotten mad at the Queen and has told her to leave. He now wants a new Queen and has decided to choose one by having a game show, with the winner being the new Queen.

Hook:
You start out very quickly letting the reader know the story is going to concern game shows and cupcakes. Since these are two very diverse items, it was a very nice surprised when you pulled both of them together so adeptly. Congradulations.

Opening Sentence and Paragraph:
You nicely set the scene with the first paragraph. You might want to add just a bit of more of a hook. Say something like: "I hate reality TV shows, which made the possibility of being on one very remote, indeed." This is just a suggestion of course. You also should give the actual name of the Cupcake Shoppe, which would help introduce your character, like Candy's Cupcake Corner. We now know the main characters first name is Candy, and the reader can identify with her better.

Characters Development:

Author no name given
Uncle Martin
Various customers
King and Queen mentioned


Dialogue:
You have not included a lot of dialogue, but I had no problem telling who was talking just by the words they used.

Punctuation and Structure:
The main thing I found with punctuation was the capitalization of King and Queen. If you are talking about a specific King or Queen they should be capitalized. Example: The King and Queen walked down the sidewalk. If you are talking about a king or queen in general you do not need caps. Example: They acted like kings and queens at the party.

Closing Statement
This is an interesting way to introduce a Cinderella type story. You have brought a smile to my face thinking about what the game show could possibly include and how your character even becomes involved in the show. I found the whole chapter interesting and intriguing. Thank you for posting.

Starling

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