We have made it to the end of Round 1!

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I hope you are all excited as I am to see which authors will be continuing to Round 2 and which books won our fabulous banner prizes.

But first,

let me give a few reminders.

Participants: Last call to follow your judge! Don't forget to rate your judge too. I will provide the link in the comment section again to our form. It is IMPORTANT that you do this. The Judges will be getting a prize too and your input is necessary.

We had a few judges that did not get to their assigned books. If you have comments from me on your book, then you do not need to vote for me as a judge since I cannot win the prize. However, our co-host BornToWrite47 is a judge in a few categories so please be sure to vote for her. You can do this by giving a score to your original judge, and then telling us in the feedback section of your category that our co-host judged your book instead.

Judges: The winning book in your entire category (not your group) is awarded with a review by YOU. So you must give them a review on Chapter 1 of their winning book. Please do this asap so you won't forget. You are also required to follow the Category Winner. Please check our PRIZES page if you have any questions on what to do next. 

Judges of Round Two have been sent a message with a link to our Instructions page and spreadsheet. 

Winners: Myself or our co-host will be private messaging you the appropriate stickers and banners as your award within the week. Please remember that only Category Winners will be continuing to Round Two.

Now without further interruption, here are our winners of Round One:

Category Winner: The Beautiful Death by aminaleeds13

Prize Picks:

Favorite Character: Ytan, Stupid Rhymes with Cupid by Quiet_Pen

Hottest Romance: Avery and Sam, The Irritating Bad Boy by Umeike

Best Aesthetics: Behind Those Eyes by sanahine

Judge's Pick: Cry For You, Not For Me by SirSatanJr

Category Winner:  Wickedly Yours by queen_of_sass

Prize Picks

Favorite Character: Katherine, A Thousand Natural Shocks by rhythmchyc

Hottest Romance: Isa and Nogata, Platinum Nights by Lila-Mina

Best Aesthetics: Cake Toppers by Vintaginity

Judge's Pick: He's Probably Gonna Spit in My Drink by DeliaMaguire6

Category Winner: Imperfections by SamiCoops

Prize Picks

Favorite Character: Terra, Within The Gray by JennaAshlyn

Hottest Romance: Billion Dollar Problems by demidork25

Best Aesthetics: Erin's Mistake by Vintaginity

Judge's Pick: Perchance to Dream by rhythmchyc

Category Winner: Skiathos by mhunyadi

Prize Picks:

Favorite Character: Atlas, WINTERGATE by GTKnight

Best Aesthetics: Rome by Kathiel12

Judge's Pick: Finding Truths: The Counsil's Mission by Tegan1311

Category Winner: Mask Off by ArcadianAglet

Prize Picks:

Favorite Character: John, Follow The Arrow by Mickey1763

Best Aesthetics: Give Me Love or Take Everything by april-jane

Judge's Pick: I'm Sorry by MoupriyaGuha

Category Winner: Crimson Knight by OncerQueen16

Prize Picks:

Favorite Character: Roberta, Thief by ElleryHart

Best Aesthetics: Vitakinesis by dream-is-reality

Judge's Pick: Where No Road Leads by kndlntsva

Category Winner: Immortally Beloved by JadedElegance

Prize Picks:

Favorite Character: Michael, Ice Meets Flame by trixthewitch

Best Aesthetics: Catharsis: End of Mankind by DeannaHellerErskin

Judge's Pick: A Whisper of Night by megswriting

Category Winner: Shattered Wings by aminaleeds13

Prize Picks:

Favorite Character: Ivy, Kingdom of Ash by DaisyDoesNothing

Best Aesthetics: Ipseity by hcwilhelm

Judge's Pick: Ember Bright by ayo723

Category Winner: The Factory Girl by Spruce_Goose

Prize Picks:

Favorite Character: Marlo, Julian by LolaDom

Best Aesthetics: A Sapphire Among Jewels by SophieAbnegation

Judge's Pick: Coming Home by EDPowell

Category Winner: Flesh Meat by shareese86

Prize Picks:

Favorite Character: Whiteclaw, Countdown: A Dinosaur Story by ElijahCole11

Best Aesthetics: Radiowaves of the Macabre by ChristopherOpyr

Judge's Pick: Psychosis by JMills_