[3815] Final draft of fantasy novel. Am i ready?

BY final draft i mean for now, i still want to pass it through an editor and so forth. I know there is a possibility that you might not like it or find problems but i think that i am comfortable with where things are right now. I always have trouble with first chapters and this one is no different. What do you think? Honestly. For more detailed questions see below but i have a strange request, please read the chapter first before looking at the questions since i don't want it to influence you before you go in. Lastly, I copied and pasted from word so if you find any formatting errors don't crucify me. Oh and grammar and punctuation aren't my strong points so i expect a few comments.

EDIT: Forgot a bit of backstory. This is novel has 3 POVs and Lenny is not the main one. The story is very complex and this chapter is not going to give you much about the plot. It's more character introduction.

Link:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IfshvtY_tSY9HoA07wSd5Z49XBMEPSJC35TldR3b4QE/edit

Critique:https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/8d6rdx/1958_2h_chapter_1/

Critique:https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/8d86lx/2400_nightmare_memoir/

QUESTIONS

So these where problems other people had with the previous draft and it tried to rectify them but i want to know if AFTER you read the chapter and looked here if you had the same problems.

Is the reaction of the girl at the beginning too unrealistic? People have told me that no one would react like that if a man came to ask for water but i don't see that. Firstly, she is approached by this man after knowing some creep has been around and this man is grabbing at her. Plus she does notice his Gray face and that's part of her hesitation. Is it unrealistic that she's scared? I really don't think so.

I wanted Lenny to be surround by mystery and because of this some people have mentioned that at the beginning his character isn't as fleshed out and we don't get a sense of who he is? DO you feel this way?

Is the back and forth between the mob and the fight confusing?

Was the ending impactful?

Were the two fights too close together?

Did you enjoy it and would you read on? Really as a writer that's all i want to know.

Posted Apr 19, 2018, 6:33 PM UTC · edited

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