Your complete manuscript as a Word doc, PDF, or text file (required)
Describe the kind of reader you want, e.g., "a reader of literary fiction" or "someone who reads a lot of psychological thrillers" (optional but recommended)
A short paragraph capturing how the book reads to someone who just finished it—honest, evocative, including where it falls flat if it does.
What it felt like to read your book front to back. The momentum, the immersion, where the reader was pulled in, and where they drifted.
Who the reader cared about, who fascinated them, who fell flat, and how their feelings shifted over the course of the story.
Specific moments where the illusion of the story weakened, where trust wavered, or where the reader started pulling away from the emotional reality.
Whether the ending landed, what scenes and characters lingered after closing the book, and the emotional residue of the read.
A scannable list of what the reader noticed—gathered in one place for easy reference as you think about revision.
Sample excerpt — Where I Started Pulling Away
"I trusted this book completely through the first third, then noticed myself starting to ask questions instead of just reading. The shift happened around the moment the sister suddenly knows things she shouldn't know—I understood why the plot needed her to know them, but I stopped fully believing she would. After that, I kept catching small moments where the story seemed to be arranging events instead of letting them unfold. The emotional pull was strong enough that I kept reading, but I was reading more analytically than I had been. By the final chapters, I was tracking the architecture of the book more than living inside it."
Writers with a complete manuscript who want an honest reader's reaction
Writers who've heard "I liked it!" and want specific feedback instead
Writers preparing to query who want a reader response to the full book
Writers between drafts who need to know what's working
This is not editorial assessment. We don't tell you what to fix.
This is not a scorecard. There are no ratings or verdicts on your work.
This is not a substitute for revision. It's a reader's reaction.
This is assessment of experience, not generation of content.