Story Review: SwEeT MaDnEsS

well.. I thought I should try this out... reviewing stuff that is =3 

I mean I think it's much healthier for my friends' ears if I let out my pent up reviewing-feelings online than into their poor abused eardrums ;P

So yeah... this review thing is probs only gonna happen when my big mouth needs another outlet (cuz, fortunately for my friends' poor abused eardrums, there are no one to yell out my pent-up review-iness to =P)

so to kick-off the review I like to say: the name is such a bother to type out ^^" I keep missing one of the 'e's 'cuz I am too busy making sure the capitals are where it's meant to be ^^"

Owait... I should probs link you to the story first.. yeah might be a good idea.. oops ^^"

SwEeT MaDnEsS: http://www.wattpad.com/story/810374-sweet-madness-watty-awards-2012

the link is down at the bottom of the page on my Red List too =3

So yeah how do I start reviewing...

okay.. let's get this started =3

The Title

well I like the title...  but I am not particularly fond of the alternating capitalism of the letters.. but okay.. maybe their is a meaning for it... I am not too sure... cuz I can't think of anything.. so any ideas people? (I realise I might as well as message the author for an answer.. but knowing my laziness... not gonna happen ==)

Grammar/spelling/punctuation/all-those-English-things

I am the worse person to judge grammar ^^" I am kinda self-taught in this area.. and let's just say... well I discover the internet and then it messed up my subconscious understanding of grammar.... ^^" 

So yeah... I don't recall any major hiccups... and well minor hiccups are completely understandable cuz lack of edit and even publish books have occasional hiccups... 

so basically I am really lenient for these sorta things.... well I still have my limit.. as long as it's nothing major I don't really complain =3

Plot/Characterisation/General Comment/What-not-and-stuff/SPOILER(probs)

knowing my big mouth I probs just start sprouting and never stop so that's why all under the same heading =3.... and I don't think that made much sense.......................................

Anyway!

Let me just point this out. This is classified under the genre of 'horror' so don't expect romance.. don't expect happy things.. like srsly don't...

Tbh.. It isn't exactly what I would consider horror, it's more like suspense imo.. but then again horror to me = ghosts and/or undead things (which are not vampires, zombies that are not skeletal, demons, etc).. so yeah ^^" more thriller or suspense imo but then again I have been told I am weird......

My opinion: I really love this. I like how it make my heart thump in suspense (not in horror mind you). I love how it makes me question reality. Am I mad? Am I insane? Is the person I thought was insane actually not insane?

I love question/thought provoking stuff =3 (although I have been told my definition of thought provoking-ness is weird and disturbing at times...........)

Obviously this is fantastical.. but I like the realism of it... It really makes you think (and get paranoid) that maybe this could be real... hence the thought provoking questions...

and honestly.. I like the fact that (Spoiler alert. You have been warned) the ending was not happy

well it wasn't like it wasn't exactly unhappy.. okay nevermind it is not happy.. but it's more like the ending signified hopelessness (and imo has very little to do with being happy ^^" you can be hopeful and still be unhappy just saying)

I am not too sure how other ppl feel about the ending.. but honestly I like it... it feels real... scary... but real.. and well if this was set under the romance genre then I can think of other ways this story could have ended (most of which are very very cliche).. but for the fact that it is not a romance story the ending is very suitable..

I have to admit though.. I did go into the story not knowing what genre it was.. I think I was under the impression that it was romance... so I did assume too much from the characters' interactions and stuff ^^" but I wasn't disappointed by the lack of romance... a good story is a good story despite genres =3

(sorry I am kinda jumping around here.. 'cuz I  am just typing things as they come to mind)

there was something I didn't particularly like about the ending... and well I don't mind it per say... it just makes me very anxious (for the lack of a better word).... I feel like there was so many unanswered questions... and the questions that were kinda answered makes me a bit confuse... but then I realise that was probably the point............................... but I am a curious person okay! >~<

but really it's not something I can complain about.. 'cuz the unknowing and confusion adds to the realism/horror/suspense/blahblah of the story

there was one other thing I am not too fond of (note: it's not dislike.. I am just not fond of it.. there's a diff).. is it just me or is the protagonist extremely dim-witted? ^^" it's kinda grates on my nerves a bit... but at the same time I kinda sympathise (at times)... still not too fond of her...

But yeah the confusion is great in the story... makes you confuse enough that you get paranoid about Madness but not enough that to not understand the flow of the story (imo) =3 and sides confusion is good. makes you think. makes you learn =3

So overall, it is one of my favourites. I hesitate with ranking it because there are too many elements to consider - especially cuz this isn't a romance unlike the rest of the stories up in my heaven of favourites. But yes this story is up in my heaven of favourites... I just hesitate to rank =3

End Note

Heard the author is probs gonna write an epilogue or a sequel... honestly I would prefer an epilogue.. I don't particular want a sequel (although I probs end up reading it ^^").. I find that usually, not always 'cuz I can think of some amazing exceptions, sequels tend to disappoint and take away the something of amazingness of the original (I was gonna say "take away the toppings of the original" but then I was afraid I would confuse people too much ^^") so an epilogue would be nice.. maybe clarify few things... but I would probs read the sequel if she writes one anyway ^^"

♥W=3ndu

ANU (and omg google chrome going insane)

lol~ goodbye sydney~ looks like I am going ANU for uni~ =3

haha~ I am officially leaving in 5days~ =3

I am shit scared but excited at the same time.. 'cuz like what if I don't make friends (cuz I am shy and all) and then I will be FOREVERALONE!

haha~ but it's still an adventure so yeah~ excited =3

and omg....

just updated google chrome (the extension or something like that)

and I swear every site it's like: MALWARE WARNING!

it's kinda driving me insane ==

♥W=3ndu

∞

WELCOME 2012!!!!!!!!!! xD

^lol~ that's 4days too late ^^"  oh well =3

I was doing very *cough* productive *cough* things during those 4days x3

Haha~ don't know whether you can tell =3  but I am in high spirits the moment! xD

ZOOOOMMMGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!! XD XD XD

*on Cloud 9*

okaii~ before you guys think I am more insane than normal (<-- not exactly sure what normal is =3but you get my drift..?) I will explain what is happening~ =3

Yeah!!! STORY TIME!!!!! x3

(I'm clear really high joyous at the moment~ =3)

ZOMG!!!!

INFINITE!!!!

∞

THEY ARE AMAZING!!! DAEBAK!!!!!!!!!

I am officially in love with them~♥! =3

Hahaha~ The thing is I knew of them... I was just never aware of them... ^^" if you get me~ =3

I mean I am avid reader of fanfiction and I have noticed that the tag: 'infinite' just keep climbing up the popular list... and now they are the number 1 group tag on Asianfanfics ~

I have seen all the review of EatYourKimchi and have thus watched most of their MVs... and when I watched it, I was like: "Wow~ Damn they are good!!!"

And I have definitely heard my friends talk about how good they were...

But up until now I didn't have a single one of their songs. Nor did I even know how many members they were.

Heck I probably checked them out when they first debuted (not that I remember ^^").

I just never really pay them any attention more than "Wow! They have good songs!" (Heck I didn't even have their songs!)

But a fanfiction changed that.

Normally I wouldn't read fanfiction of people I didn't know... but the fanfic was on the featured list and it sounded really good, so I read it =3

Lol~ I have to admit I was searching up the members as I was reading it... and I will share what I said at the time (actually I remembered I searched them up before too and had the exact same thought):

"THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME!!!!!!!!!!! o.o Srsly... Is it just me... Or do they look alike?
... oh~ but they all very very good-looking~♥ *w*"

Haha~ I never had a dilemma where I couldn't straight away distinguish the members ^^" but with Infinite I kept searching up the individual members but it always ends up being something like this:

"Oh~ He is really good looking~ x3  *searched up another member* oh~ very handsome too.... wait... wasn't he the guy before? *searched up another member* Mmm~ Good-looking too~ Wait... Isn't he the guy before and the guy before that!? O.O" *rage quits*

But now I can proudly say: I can distinguish them!!!! xD

And now looking at them... I have no idea why I was so confused ^^"  but at the time it made perfect sense =3

Haha~ but for some reason (Osh agrees!) I think SungJong, the maknae, looks like Taemin! No srsly! They really look alike! =3 SungJong is so cute~ Poor him... always getting abuse by the other members ^^"

And well... for some other reason.... I think Hoya looks a bit like Yunho... ^^"  I know Hoya's face is a lot wider than Yunho's... Yunho is a lot taller and also lankier... but I srsly think they look alike ^^"  and even some of their expressions and mannerism resemble! .... maybe it's just me ^^"

Lol at DongWoo's laugh! Kekeke~ =3 I love his laugh =3 I don't know.. but it makes me laugh xD  although I can't figure out why I am laughing =3  and he has the funniest reactions too! x3

Lol~ Sungkyu and his nagging~ x3

Sungyeol the elementary kid.. I have no idea why that's his nickname though ^^" him and his pranks~ lol~ xD

I love WooHyun and his fanservice~ =3 lol~ I know it's suppose to make fangirls squeal and faint from happiness... but it makes me laugh xD  Not because I am laughing at him but I just find it funny (does that even make sense?? xD) Haha~ he is 1 of my 2 favourite members =3ohhh~ and did I mention he was really nice arms xD haha~ pretty muscular x3

I know L is suppose to be mysterious and all.... but he remind me of a kid ^^"  lol at the members saying: "he has no presence" x3  haha~ I don't know why but he remind of a kid ^^" Sorry L ^^" but the name 'L' will always make me think of L from Death Note before I think of you ^^"  haha~ he is my other favourite member =3 I can't decide between him and WooHyun (although I know DooWoo comes 2nd x3  'cuz he just makes me laugh for no reason =3)

Anyway! Enough with the fangirling over the members!

Continuing with my narration! xD

I kept seeing fanfics of them... I guess that's probably what initially prompted me to get their songs...

And then I don't know.. I just felt like watching a show with them in it.. So I did =3

(Yeah for impulses! x3)

I found Seasame Player~ and I just felt like I should watch it~ =3

(Yeah! for instincts! x3)

So I did~ =3

And I am so glad I did~! x3  They are so funny~! x3 (and that's how I learned their names and faces.. although it take me all the way 'til episode 4 to get it right ^^") So far I haven't had a moment where I felt bored (which happens a lot ^^") which I have to say is really good sign seeing that (as much as I love them) when I was watching the B2ST documentary I was bored half the time ^^" (sorry B2ST ^^"  I still love you, more like especially your songs =3)

Haha~ and because I saw how amazing they were (mostly because they talking about their comeback) =3 I went and rewatched all of EatYourKimchi's reviews on them =3

And all their MVs =3

And all their debut and comeback stages~ =3

I have to say DAEBAK!!!!! x3

(soz to Alisa, if she's reading this, for all the koreabooness ^^"  is that even the right word??)

I am not obsessively crazy over them =3 which is a good sign =3  because it means I like them not because of image and the hype but because I actually like them =3

They are officially the first group besides DBSK (Always Keep the Faith~!) who I actually want to declare myself as an actual, official, fan of.. meaning that I want to call myself by their official fanclub name (i.e. I'm a Cassie.. or I am a B2UTY.. or I an a INSPIRIT)

I mean, anyone who knows will know, I really love B2ST.. but I will say I am their fan but I won't call myself a B2UTY.... do you guys get the difference (between being a fan and an official fan who goes by the official fanclub name)??

So for me actually wanting to acknowledge myself as an Inspirit is a pretty bid deal...It's a first since DBSK (who will be special to be for ∞ ~   xD like the pun?? xD)

Haha~ So yeah I really love them =3 but I am not crazy obsess with them (which is a good sign) =3

I guess now I am a Cassie... and an Inspirit?

lol~ I am still a bit reluctant to be an official fan of anyone else besides DBSK ^^"

I guess it's something I will just have to come in terms with~ =3

But for me... DBSK will forever be the best~ =3   I am not betraying them (just in case some crazy fan accuse me of it ^^"), I merely learning to walk forward and appreciate other great talents while still loving DBSK =3

Good luck INFINITE in the yr 2012!!!! x3 

To ∞!

♥W=3ndu

P.S. Is it just me.. or has basically all my post this holidays been fangirling posts???
QUICK! Somebody do something that I can post about that will not be fangirling!!!!!! >~<