ShortReads: Interactive Story

Poorly written stories. Annoying pop up-ads. Only allowed to read 75 lines at a time unless you upgrade or watch another advert! Deleted the app after trying two stories and only getting 5 or 6 paragraphs in. Waste of time.

Crashes if you aren’t connected (which does happen on trains. I deleted it after the first pop-up advert - five paragraphs in.

Judging by the on-boarding Moon story... It’s not for readers; the prose is clunky, littered with grammatical errors and bad English. It’s not for gamers; what’s so exciting about a bland comprehension quiz. It’s not you, annoying pop-up ads or £2.99 a week? It’s not for me, sorry.

I was excited to try some interactive storytelling. And then I got started. Written by amateurs, riddled with spelling mistakes, and worst of all, tedious stories that drag on just so they can hit you with a paywall. Wasted potential. Avoid.

I got to the end of the first chapter and part way through the second. Realised the story just wasn’t engaging or involving enough to continue with. I was expecting StoryPick to be much more interactive and maybe if I persevered it would be but I don’t have the time.

I literally almost died with my headphones on because at one point, I’m reading a space adventure and the next there an ad yelling in my ear. Just a suggestion but add “chapters” and a slider to notify you of when you’re hitting the end of a chapter to notify the reader that they might want to turn down there volume if they hadn’t already.

As a voracious reader, I was excited about having this app to pass the time now and then, without it being a mindless game. I read the first section of the first story and I was so frustrated that I couldn’t continue. I couldn’t concentrate on the details of the story because I was too preoccupied with all of the grammar errors. I mean, a LOT of errors. A fifth grader honestly could do better. This app was recommended by Bookly, an app dedicated to the joy and art of reading. ??? Very disappointed. I am deleting the app.

I enjoy this game a bunch! But the writing does distract. Developers, want to hire an extremely inexpensive proofreader?

I like how you make it so you have to finish the paragraph and the. Keep on going it makes me want to find out more

The grammar is difficult to understand.