Title: Cold Hearted
Author: v3Olympus
Genre: Short Story/One Shot
Position: Second Place
Reviewer: CrownedMadness

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The title — 'Cold-hearted' is simple, easy to remember and informative. It gives an insight into the storyline — someone's journey to becoming coldhearted.

The book cover is synonymous with the title. I liked the subtitle. But, I felt the image used could've been better quality and the font style and alignment could be better too, especially the title. I'd suggest aligning the title into the center and using a different font colour (so it doesn't blend into the background) to make it the center of attention.

The blurb adds onto the mystery the title and book cover hints. There's little information but I think the air of mystery is intriguing.

Coming to the story, the opening draws you in with the internal monologue on how the character feels betrayed and disappointed. In fact, the book is written in a stream of consciousness style. What's unique is the unexpected MC — Cold-hearted is the journey of an innocent raindrop and the various stages of its life.

The way you've portrayed a simple thing like raindrop and gave it emotions and complexity is applaudable. I liked the message and lessons that the story conveys to the readers.

Your writing style is pleasant and the vocabulary is fitting. Though at times I felt the descriptions were repetitive and dragged down the narration, they were well-written — I could feel the emotional progression of the tiny raindrop. There's a couple of run-on sentences and typos here and there that ruins the meaning of the sentence.

But, leaving that aside, a simple yet powerful plot. Cold-hearted is personification at its best. Keep writing! 

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