Title: The Fallen Angels
Author: Mahekk31
Genre: Chicklit/New Adult
Reviewer: CrownedMadness
Place: First Place

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'The Fallen Angels' refers to the four main characters of the story, I believe. The title could be hinting at the characters' backstories, their fall from grace. I find it fascinating how Thomas (one of the MCs) nicknames Jane (another MC) as 'angel' in a later chapter, coincidentally (or not) tracing back to the book title. But, the title on its own isn't original nor striking.

The dominating blue colour of the book cover is pleasing to the eye, and the kissing couples in front of the fairy-lighted backdrop is attention grabbing. But, the image is a little pixelated and the font isn't decipherable. The contrasting white font is a good idea but, I'd advise to use a different font type to make it stand out even more and the text alignment could be better.

The blurb is well-written and has enough information to intrigue the readers, but it needs some refining. I felt you could've introduced the four characters in an amusing way instead of 'Enter: Character' format, and integrate it into the rest of the blurb. I liked the excerpt addition and the sort of tagline at the end.

The plot is hackneyed, and the direction is average (so far). But I like there's conflict and the four characters have a mysterious past. If anything, those elements keep the readers engaged.

The characters seem a little bit threadbare (as of the moment) but likable, nonetheless. The girls and guys have formed an instant friendship, but personally I preferred the connection between Thomas and Matt, and Jane and Lily individually than as a group. At times, the characters' reactions were a little unrealistic and hard to digest. For example, Lily was almost abused, but everyone recovered from the incident rather quickly for my liking. I believe, plausibility is the key for an immersive reading experience and I'd advise to take a little more care when handling such weighty topics.

The book needs heavy cleaning grammar-wise. Especially, the pronouns are a little weird at some places. There's a couple of adverbial dialogue tags that I felt could be avoided and let the characters' body language speak.

The writing style is simple and straightforward language is used. Though, I felt there's a bit more telling than showing. I'd suggest finding a middle ground.

I believe, with a little bit of tweaking and refining, 'The Fallen Angels' could be a decent read. Keep writing!