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Hey guys! Thank you for looking at my post.
Critiques: https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/1inqdqe/comment/md6oc9a/

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/1iny9kv/comment/md6mad9/

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/1ioujjl/comment/md6j8ut/

Genre of story - Mystery sci-fantasy.
This is an incomplete draft of the first chapter of the book. My goal is to get feedback on the writing quality, the pacing, and the overall hook. Would you keep reading? Was anything confusing?

Any feedback you want to give will be most appreciated. Thank you for your time and effort, it is invaluable to me. Have a good day and enjoy the read!

Link-

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18UxjoDwEjTNZ1HCmitOnpQshm-CC0AOeM4Wxj3g9Yxw/edit?usp=sharing