This is where it all started. These awards by TheBlossomCommunity_ were the first I ever judged, and I loved the experience so much that I kept judging and eventually created my review book. I had the Science Fiction category, but I also judged round one of the Fantasy and Thriller categories because the assigned judge needed help. She took over for round two, so I don't have those results here.

In round one, we only judged the title, cover, blurb, and first chapter (plus any lead-up chapters, like prologue and such). In round two, we only read up to chapter five.

Links to my feedback are in the inline comments, and don't forget to grab your participation and judging stickers from their chapters.

*****

Fantasy (Round 1):

1. Herera by Fata_Viola (38/40)

2. A Ballad of Falling Light by XxFaylinexX (37/40)

3. A Kingdom of Tales by Sleepytinker5757 (37/40)

4. Whispers of the Night by Ash20178 (37/40)

5. An Alpha So Second by The_atticwriter (36/40)

6. Zoe, the Witch of Innocence by High_Priestess_Elena (35/40)

7. Fates Converged: A Witch's Vow by EnigmaEpic (34/40)

8. The Distorted Ones by Scanking7 (16/40)

*****

Science Fiction (Round 1):

1. The Colony by A_girl_who_writes_2 (37/40)

2. Timelines Collide by CloneRazorX155 (36/40)

3. The Eyes of Power by TheWordArtistBooks (34/40)

4. Cosmogyral Expedition by CassyKnight_21 (31/40)

5. Thousand Ways by Quirkyshortdumbo11 (18/40)

*****

Thriller (Round 1):

1. Dungeon by Ablazeisaleo (36/40)

2. The Gathering Dark by Aravis-Brightspell (36/40)

3. Why She Kills by Lilac_minded (36/40)

4. Daughters of Kalika by Shivran86 (34/40)

5. They're Coming by Iamregal (31/40)

6. Conversion by Lilac_minded (26/40)

*****

Science Fiction (Round 2):

1. The Colony by A_girl_who_writes_2 (84/100) 🥇

2. Timelines Collide by CloneRazorX155 (81/100) 🥈

3. The Eyes of Power by TheWordArtistBooks (59/100) 🥉

4. Thousand Ways by quirkyshortdumbo11 (15/100)

*****

01/10/2025: Splitting the judging lists up by award will help reduce the daily workload for me, but there are still a lot of books on each list, and when I get to the unannounced awards, I'll start posting those reviews as I go, too. But I can do this. Five more to go, and then results. 😊