Alpha/Beta Read

by Anonymous

Unknown Binding

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[emily marie ₊°｡❆ (Jesus is King) [♡ my bf's vrs ♡]]

Placeholder from my dark fantasy WIP, Grimalka

Here's it's playlist ˙⋆✮⋆˚࿔

✦ her by JVKE, feat. Annika Wells & Kaden Hawke
✦ House of Memories by Panic! At the Disco
✦ Eyes Of The Untold Her (Echo in the Dark) by Lindsey Stirling & Chrissy Costanza
✦ Bloodline by Alex Warren, feat. Jelly Roll
✦ Kingdom Come by The Civil Wars
✦ In The Stars by Benson Boone
✦ Cinnamon Girl by Lana Del Rey
✦ Gasoline by Halsey
✦ 10,000 Foes by John Michael Howell
✦ bloodstream by Alyssa Grace
✦ In Jesus Name (God Of Possible) by Katy Nicole
✦ Chosen One by John Michael Howell & ZVC
✦ Run Boy Run by Woodkid
✦ The Search by NF
✦ us. by Gracie Abrams, feat. Taylor Swift
✦ Shatter Me by Lindsey Stirling, feat. Lzzy Hale
✦ Can You Hold Me by NF, feat. Britt Nicole
✦ Beauty and a Freak by John Michael Howell
✦ Moral of the Story by Ashe, feat. Niall Horan
✦ Rescue by Lauren Daigle
✦ The Darkness by John Michael Howell
✦ Broken Arrow by The Script
✦ LABOUR (the cacophony) by Paris Paloma
✦ Run by Daughter
✦ Hero by John Michael Howell

[𝔸𝕘𝕟𝕖𝕤 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Notes Between Us by Agnes Crisler

[Katja Labonté]

~ Edited Oh, The Fallen for Abigail Kay Harris

~ Proofread The Lies We Live for Morgan Taylor Giesbrecht

~ Proofread He Went with Champlain for Anthony Coafield

~ Edited Everything for Bethany Willcock

~ Edited Nobody Ever Observes for Bethany Willcock

~ Edited When All is Eliminated for Bethany Willcock

~ Edited The Artist of Hearthstone Cottage for Kellyn Roth

~ Edited Mission Aquamarine for Timothy Wolfe

~ Edited Trouble Lurks for Elisabeth Joy

~ Edited Allington Park for Kellyn Roth

~ Edited Watch of Wond’ring Love for Kendall Hoxsey

~ Proofread The Arrogance of Elegance for A.F. Kopp

~ Edited Tears into Thy Bottle for Kellyn Roth

~ Edited The Favourite Uncle for Karina Herbel

~ Edited Like a Storm Against the Cliffs for Kellyn Roth

~ Edited A Hero’s Journey for Heather Flynn

~ Edited Heroes for Brielle Carr

~ Edited The Heart of a Wolf for Amelia Maia

[f_reads]

Grimalka (soft dnf due to having no time to read)

Man I was really excited to read this but I have had ZERO time to read or write all month *cries in bookworm*

I really like the story it definitely gives of HTTYD vibes. I wasn’t connecting too much with the characters but I also only got as far as chap three/four so that probably played a big part. I wish I could keep reading but I think Emily wanted to take the beta copy back for editing and I genuinely have been so slammed lately I can hardly work on my own novels, or even find a spare minute to read.

So Emily, my dnf is solely on having zero time not at all bc of the book itself.


Thoughts so far:

Honestly this far it’s a solid 4 stars, and I’m only in chapter 3. It’s not 5 stars (yet!) because I wasn’t far enough in to really get into the story and I had yet to really start to connect to the characters.

Calliope: Very interesting… Her character was definitely the most compelling and interesting of all the characters I had met. She jumped right off the page as a heavily abused character who needs saving. I loved how feminine she was even while she was so deadly.

Fallon: He definitely gives off Hiccup vibes. He had the “has secret powers nobody is allowed to have” cliche, but Emily worked it well to where it wasn’t cringey or lame. If anything I wanted to know way more about his Marks! I love how he cares for everyone and is very selfless…. though I admit, I wish he had more personality ticks. Yk like little things he does or loves. Emily mentioned she had a lot but removed most of them in later drafts bc it felt like too much. I’d love to see them back if she decided to do more edits.

Lillian & Cuba: Um yes. They weren’t even a thing yet and YESSSSS. I friggin LOVE Cuba bro.

Writing: 4/5 sharp, poignant writing that felt punchy and strong. My only thing was there were a lot of short sentences that sort of broke up the flow.

Characters: 4/5 very interesting and I can’t wait to see more, but they felt like they were missing little personality ticks and things (which Emily has added in the revised version!)

Romance: 1/5 Not present really, besides some chemistry between Cuba and Lillian, and potentially between Fallon and Calliope though I didn’t read that far.

Swearing: 2/5 a few words such as damned and I think bastard but not much else.

Faith: 3/5 not really present in the few chapters I read.

Overall a very good first few chapters, I just wasn’t far enough in to get a real feel for the story or get drawn in. I wish I could keep reading but I genuinely have no time 😭 I hate saying that bc I want to finish beta reads but I can’t.

[aundrea]

1. bstm: thank you to my friend for making me cry
2. wttb

[B.G. White · Rating 5 out of 5]

2026 alpha/beta reads

⭐️ Read-through of Project Rising Dawn draft 1, by me :)
(official title & release date TBA. Follow my instagram @b.g.white_author or sign up for my newsletter https://guardiantrilogy.substack.com for updates!)

⭐️ Alpha read of Euteria, by (my writing bestie) K.L. Topf @kltopf.writes

⭐️ Read-through of Project Rising Dawn draft 2, by me

⭐️ Beta read of Project Amberlin by Dorothy Brundage @dragonsatdawn

[Journey Bloomfield]

~Edited 'Covalie': November 2, 2026

~Read-through of 'Covalie': July 27, 2026

~ Legends of Light Book Six for Hope Ann, September 10, 2026

[Marin · Rating 5 out of 5]

where's book 2 :))))

[Emily Salls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shadows Of Her Past by Stacey Foss

I’m not biased I loved this book with my whole heart, so much I want to know more

[sophie joy ♡]

Noble by Hollis Wakefield ⚔️

[Jay]

Adding all the beta and fanfics I read.

[hazel rae ⊹ ࣪ ˖ · Rating 5 out of 5]

1. Dust of the Arena ~ Allie Lynn

2. BLOT ~ T.C. Mei < 3

[Suey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this story from one of my writing friends. It's a retelling of Cinderella from the THIRD stepsister's POV... and she is not an evil stepsister, in fact she is the one that made it so the story we all know actually happened. Hopefully it will be published soon so you can all read it!

[Leighton Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

1. THIS WAS INCREDIBLE. 65k words of enemies to lovers, murder mystery, gothic arranged marriage bliss. Thank you thank you to my friend for letting me read this and I can’t wait to read anything more that she cooks up


2. Can’t even explain how impeccable the vibes and the characters of this story were. Yessss yes yes yes. It broke me several times in the best way possible and now I can’t stop thinking about it.

3. Technically an ARC but the goodreads page isn’t up yet. Will update when it is.

[Lillianna Bliss]

Beta read - After All Those Letters by Madeline Alejo - December 2025 - pages - 4 stars!

[Beth]

Reign of Blood by Kristy Nicolle

10/10. This one should be a smash hit when it publishes.

[Teagan King · Rating 5 out of 5]

Her Nameless Dark by McKell Wall 🐝

[James Walsh]

Read an early copy of a friend’s book so I’m not able to officially add it on here yet so this is the place holder!!!

[books_by_bugs]

Son of Sky by Zachary Slabosz: five stars! (1/8/26-1/12/26)

Understudy to a Dog by Adelia Brown: three stars (1/14/26-1/16/26)

Defrost (My own book!)

Shadows of Ophylia Book 2: Uprising five stars (unknown - 5/19/26)

[LC Milburn]

CF - PHYSICAL EDUCATION
LF - Millie
CM - WMW
G-R
CW-HT
TB-N
VM-N

[Kathryn Turley]

B by Blaire L. (Alpha)
PD by Abby C (Alpha)

[Abigail Harris]

Submission Review - BtB Collection

[Liberty-Sylvie]

Alpha Read: All the Ways We Could Have Died by JM Sweeten. 10 chapters so far, 183 pages, 6 POVs. This is so interesting so far, I loved learning about the different characters. It's also written very well and has peaked my interest. I can't wait to read more!

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

“For Your Murder” by Seyoon, Jink. Very enjoyable read with lots of tension and twists throughout the book. Well fleshed out characters with their own unique personalities, desires, values and motives. Wish the ending was a bit more fleshed out, seemed a bit rushed.

[Maloree Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

My MS. Edit and review.

[Nuhaa Bardien · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't wait to talk about this book. Two years from now! hahahhahaaha

[Tracy Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author M.A. Moon ARC read

[caitys.booknook · Rating 4 out of 5]

OFB by KB

[Tania Ibrahim · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Sound of Silence by Hannah Gaudette

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bad don’t cry roxiewrites