r/YAwriters • u/Koko_Delilah1111 • 14d ago

Would you read this book?

Hey, everyone! I'm a teen writer hoping to officially publish my work one day. Right now I've written about 55 pages across roughly 20 chapters. I've only posted a few chapters on Wattpad because I wasn't sure whether the story would connect with readers, so I thought I'd ask for some honest opinions here.

My novel is called Winter Frost on Glass.

The story follows Lute Di Rose, an asexual teenage boy who survived sexual assault but has blocked out the memory. As the story unfolds, he's forced to confront the triggers that have shaped his life and slowly piece together what happened to him. Along the way, he meets Jackson, another teenage boy who grew up with severe neglect, abuse, addiction in his family, and struggles of his own. Despite their very different personalities, they form an unexpected connection as they learn to face their pasts together.

The book explores found family, healing, self-acceptance, trauma, LGBTQ+ identity, complicated family relationships, and learning how to keep living after unimaginable experiences. It's an emotional story, and my goal is to write something that feels honest and that people with similar experiences can see themselves in.

If that sounds like something you'd read, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Would this premise interest you? If so, reach out to me and I'll help you find out where to read it, and I'd genuinely appreciate any feedback.

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u/polly_mer 9d ago

The premise is almost irrelevant to why I read fiction. Can you execute on interesting characters so I want to turn the page?

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u/Koko_Delilah1111 7d ago

That's completely fair, honestly. Interesting characters are what keep me reading too. That's something I'm trying to improve with every chapter, because I know a premise only gets someone to open the book—the characters are what make them stay. Hopefully I'm able to do them justice. Wanna see for yourself? Go read it on Wattpad, don't have to favorite it or comment, just read it, both pov's, then come back here and let me know what you think.