My critique partner's blunt advice made me rewrite my whole first chapter

She told me my opening had 'no tension, just scenery' and to start at the argument instead of the morning routine. I resisted for a week, but after moving that fight scene to page one, two beta readers said they couldn't put it down. Has anyone else gotten feedback that felt wrong but turned out to be the missing piece?

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martin.angela17d ago

Tbh that pain was worth it. Same thing happened, now my book opens with a scream.