User blog comment:RuckusQuantum/Poll 1: Cruelty or Kindness?/@comment-26007602-20150210055934

You're forgetting the nice median between hatred and kindness: indifference.

You shouldn't try to have a specific tone with your review; just like in writing, the tone generally comes naturally. As long as you state your opinion and back it up with reasonable evidence, your review should turn out fine.

I think a problem with most reviewers (And this doesn't apply to anyone specifically, we're all guilty of it at some point) is that they believe their opinion to be fact. If it's grammar, sure, then your opinion can be fact. But if you're telling the reader to fix the story "as per my suggestions" then you're telling the writer that their vision is wrong and that can make your review seem much harsher.

Eh. I'm off topic. Just my two cents. Don't try to project yourself onto the writer. Let them find their way.