I had my mom read it, which I know they say you shouldn't rely on family members to critique anything, but my family is incredibly honest when it comes to any kind of writing, and she really liked this one. In fact this was probably the first work I did where she didn't point out any places that dragged (and I tend to be the queen of dragging things about pointlessly).

I usually have pretty good instincts about whether a story is going to work out or not, and my instincts are practically screaming at me that despite my personal feelings, this is a story that a lot of people will really enjoy. That said I do plan on posting the first couple of paragraphs on a site where people can critique your work.