Beta Reader Questionnaire

1. How much did you enjoy the novel overall?

2. How original did the central idea feel?

3. How strongly did the novel hold your attention?

4. How satisfying was the complete story?

1. How effective was the pacing overall?

2. How much did you want to continue reading or listening after each chapter?

3. How effective was the suspense?

1. How believable and human did Simon feel?

2. How much did you care about what happened to Simon, despite his mistakes?

3. How believable and sympathetic did Emma feel?

4. How effective was Anthony as an antagonist?

5. How convincing was Sean as someone who is both culpable and trapped?

1. How natural and effortless did the prose feel?

2. How natural and believable was the dialogue?

3. How professional and publication-ready did the writing feel?

1. How believable was Simon's gradual deterioration from March to Christmas?

2. How believable was the sequence of favours, threats and coercion?

3. How convincing was the financial fraud and Simon's involvement in it?

4. How well did the different plot strands come together?

1. How emotionally invested were you in Simon, Emma and Mia as a family?

2. How powerful was Simon's confession to Emma?

3. How strongly did the final chapters affect you?

4. How long did the ending remain in your thoughts after finishing?

1. If you had sampled the opening in a bookshop or online, how likely would you have been to buy the complete novel?

2. How likely would you be to recommend The Favour to another crime-thriller reader?

3. What is your final overall score for The Favour?

1. Were there any chapters or passages where your attention wandered? Please identify them as precisely as possible.

2. Did anything confuse you? If so, what?

3. Did anything feel unbelievable, too convenient or inconsistent?

4. Did any dialogue sound unnatural or unlike something a real person would say?

5. Which character felt the most real to you, and why?

6. Which character felt the least convincing, and why?

7. Did you predict any of the major revelations? If so, which ones and when?

8. Which scene had the strongest emotional effect on you?

9. If you could remove or shorten one part, what would it be?

10. If you could change one thing about the novel, what would it be?

11. Would you recommend it? Please explain honestly why or why not.

12. In one or two sentences, how would you describe The Favour to someone else?

1. Did the images enhance your experience?

2. Did they restrict your imagination or interfere with how you wanted to picture anyone? (Higher = more restrictive)

3. Which image worked best, and why?