diff --git a/backend/database.js b/backend/database.js
index e02622c..ddc7837 100644
--- a/backend/database.js
+++ b/backend/database.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ const User = sequelize.define('User', {
   }
 });
 
+// Review model
 const Review = sequelize.define("Review", {
   review_text: {
     type: DataTypes.TEXT,
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ const Review = sequelize.define("Review", {
   },
 });
 
+// sample events to test posting to db
 const sampleEvents = [
     {
       name: 'Rock Fest 2024',
@@ -301,7 +303,9 @@ const sampleEvents = [
     }
   ];
 
-//sync database
+//This code is used to sync the Sequelize models with the database (by dropping and recreating 
+// tables), insert sample event data, and fetch and log those events from the database. 
+// It's mainly used for testing or setting up initial data for development purposes.
 (async () => {
   try {
     //Changed to force: false, so the database won't recreate itself every time
@@ -311,7 +315,7 @@ const sampleEvents = [
     await Event.bulkCreate(sampleEvents); //TEMPORARY TO INSERT SAMPLE EVENTS
     console.log('Sample events inserted');
 
-    const events = await Event.findAll();
+    const events = await Event.findAll(); // to see what events are in db
     console.log('Events fetched from the database:', JSON.stringify(events, null, 2));
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error creating database and inserting sample data:', error);
diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index f6e7df6..54a8a58 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -205,27 +205,31 @@ app.delete("/events/:id", async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+// API endpoint to post submitted reviews to the database; request object has both content of review
+// and the event that is being reviewed
 app.post("/api/reviews", async (req, res) => {
   console.log("in /api/reviews");
   // Handle review submission
   const { review_text, event_name } = req.body;
-  res.status(200).json({ review_text });
+  res.status(200).json({ review_text }); // send just the textual content of review in response
   console.log("Server has received a review: ", review_text);
   
-  const newReview = await Review.create({
+  const newReview = await Review.create({ // create entry in Reviews table
     review_text: req.body.review_text,
     event_name: req.body.event_name,
   });
 
 });
 
+// API endpoint to retrieve submitted reviews from the database; ultimately, these are shown on each individual
+// event's page 
 app.get("/api/reviews", async (req, res) => {
   const eventName = req.query.event_name;
 
   try {
-    const reviews = await Review.findAll({ where: { event_name: eventName } });
+    const reviews = await Review.findAll({ where: { event_name: eventName } }); // finding reviews for specific event
     res.json(reviews);
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch (error) { // error catching
     console.error("Error fetching reviews:", error);
     res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to fetch reviews" });
   }