Beta Reader Templates

General Original Work

1. Were there any main characters who didn’t feel real to you, or whom you didn’t feel invested in? Which ones? What about them didn’t grab you or feel compelling? 

2. Who was your favorite character and why? Who was your least favorite character and why?

3. Were there any parts that felt unrealistic to you?

4. How is the pacing? Does the story move too slowly or too quickly in any parts? Anywhere you felt disengaged, or confused, or impatient to get to more action?  

5. Were there places that jarred or you were pulled out of the story? Anywhere you found it difficult to focus or where you didn’t feel strongly drawn to keep reading? At what point of the story did that happen, and do you know what about those areas didn’t feel compelling to you?  

6. Plot structure and coherence. Did the story hold together and feel complete? Is the ending satisfying?

7. Were there any places where you reacted particularly emotionally—touched, scared, excited, nervous, worried, etc.—or places where you didn’t when you felt you “should”? What were they? If you weren’t affected in those places, do you know what made you not connect to those scenes?

8. Were correct pronouns used for all characters throughout?
    Character(s) of focus & pronouns:

9. How would you describe this book to a fellow reader?

10. Did you have a favorite part or line in the story that stuck out to you the most?

11. Was there anything in the story that you think should be listed in trigger warnings that was not already listed?

12. Are there any other thoughts you have that were not asked?

13. Would it be okay if I quoted any of your feedback for marketing purposes?

General Fanfic

1. Were there any main characters who didn’t feel real to you, or whom you didn’t feel invested in? Which ones? What about them didn’t grab you or feel compelling? 

2. Were the characters lore accurate?

3. Who was your favorite character and why? Who was your least favorite character and why?

4. Were there any parts that felt unrealistic to you, or was not lore accurate?

5. How is the pacing? Does the story move too slowly or too quickly in any parts? Anywhere you felt disengaged, or confused, or impatient to get to more action?  

6. Were there places that jarred or you were pulled out of the story? Anywhere you found it difficult to focus or where you didn’t feel strongly drawn to keep reading? At what point of the story did that happen, and do you know what about those areas didn’t feel compelling to you?  

7. Plot structure and coherence. Did the story hold together and feel complete? Is the ending satisfying?

8. Were there any places where you reacted particularly emotionally—touched, scared, excited, nervous, worried, etc.—or places where you didn’t when you felt you “should”? What were they? If you weren’t affected in those places, do you know what made you not connect to those scenes?

9. Were correct pronouns used for all characters throughout?
    Character(s) of focus & pronouns:

11. How would you describe this book to a fellow reader?

12. Did you have a favorite part or line in the story that stuck out to you the most?

13. Was there anything in the story that you think should be listed in trigger warnings that was not already listed?

14. Are there any other thoughts you have that were not asked?

15. Would it be okay if I quoted any of your feedback for marketing purposes?
 

Spicy Original Work

1. Were there any main characters who didn’t feel real to you, or whom you didn’t feel invested in? Which ones? What about them didn’t grab you or feel compelling? 

2. Who was your favorite character and why? Who was your least favorite character and why?

3. Were there any parts that felt unrealistic to you?

4. How is the pacing? Does the story move too slowly or too quickly in any parts? Anywhere you felt disengaged, or confused, or impatient to get to more action?  

5. Were there places that jarred or you were pulled out of the story? Anywhere you found it difficult to focus or where you didn’t feel strongly drawn to keep reading? At what point of the story did that happen, and do you know what about those areas didn’t feel compelling to you?  

6. Plot structure and coherence. Did the story hold together and feel complete? Is the ending satisfying?

7. Were there any places where you reacted particularly emotionally—touched, scared, excited, nervous, worried, etc.—or places where you didn’t when you felt you “should”? What were they? If you weren’t affected in those places, do you know what made you not connect to those scenes?

8. What would you consider the spice level of this story? Did you find the intimate scenes believable? Was there anything that pulled you out of the scene(s)?

9. Were correct pronouns used for all characters throughout?
    Character(s) of focus & pronouns:

10. How would you describe this book to a fellow reader?

11. Did you have a favorite part or line in the story that stuck out to you the most?

12. Was there anything in the story that you think should be listed in trigger warnings that was not already listed?

13. Are there any other thoughts you have that were not asked?

14. Would it be okay if I quoted any of your feedback for marketing purposes?
 

Spicy Fanfic

1. Were there any main characters who didn’t feel real to you, or whom you didn’t feel invested in? Which ones? What about them didn’t grab you or feel compelling? 

2. Were the characters lore accurate?

3. Who was your favorite character and why? Who was your least favorite character and why?

4. Were there any parts that felt unrealistic to you, or was not lore accurate?

5. How is the pacing? Does the story move too slowly or too quickly in any parts? Anywhere you felt disengaged, or confused, or impatient to get to more action?  

6. Were there places that jarred or you were pulled out of the story? Anywhere you found it difficult to focus or where you didn’t feel strongly drawn to keep reading? At what point of the story did that happen, and do you know what about those areas didn’t feel compelling to you?  

7. Plot structure and coherence. Did the story hold together and feel complete? Is the ending satisfying?

8. Were there any places where you reacted particularly emotionally—touched, scared, excited, nervous, worried, etc.—or places where you didn’t when you felt you “should”? What were they? If you weren’t affected in those places, do you know what made you not connect to those scenes?

9. What would you consider the spice level of this story? Did you find the intimate scenes believable? Was there anything that pulled you out of the scene(s)?

10. Were correct pronouns used for all characters throughout?
    Character(s) of focus & pronouns:

11. How would you describe this book to a fellow reader?

12. Did you have a favorite part or line in the story that stuck out to you the most?

13. Was there anything in the story that you think should be listed in trigger warnings that was not already listed?

14. Are there any other thoughts you have that were not asked?

15. Would it be okay if I quoted any of your feedback for marketing purposes?