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THIRD PLACE🥉

Total Score: 80/100

Broken Memories by KatherineCosette
Judge:emmcarthy

• Title:8/10

The title is interesting, but it's not super unique. It seems like a pretty basic title. It is intriguing and catches the reader's interest and very short which is nice and makes it easy to remember. It is very relevant to the story plot and introduces the main aspect/ problem of the story.

• Cover: 4/5

The cover is actually really beautiful and visually pleasing. There is a lot going on, but the silhouettes help it not be overwhelming. It is eye-catching with a nice, mellow, dark blue and purple color scheme which is fitting for a mystery. The font is easy to read and also includes a little interesting blurb to help pique the reader's interest.

• Blurb: 8/10

The blurb is interesting and relevant to the story. It doesn't give too much away but sets up a scenario that could make for an interesting story. It is definitely mysterious and doesn't answer any questions readers may have, forcing them to read the story. It does make me interested in reading the story.

• Setting: 8/10

The setting is really relevant and described well. The forest wasn't described super detailed in the beginning which would make sense saying that it was night, but the descriptions of the little cabin house when they go back is very vivid and I could picture it clearly. The hospital isn't described in deep detail either, but you can picture it, it seems to be a basic hotel scene.

• Character and emotions : 9/10

I actually really like the characters. Emily and Jake are both super relatable with human emotions that make sense in each instance. Jake's overprotectiveness of this woman he's never met before and anger at her kidnappers makes sense, and Emily's uncontrollable rush of emotions when she sees her mom for the first time in a while are very vivid and make sense for the plot. Even the more asshole FBI agents are pretty accurate and you can see where this trope is coming from and where it may be heading.

• Plot and detail: 17/20

The plot is a little bit cliche, but not in a bad way. The woman being rescued falls in love with her rescuer and the man doing the saving falls in love with the girl and the strength she shows through all of her hardships. It does flow pretty naturally, but there are some instances where one of the police officers jumps around settings and stories while trying to bring some of the past into the present. I see what the author is doing, but it makes it a little confusing sometimes.

• Flow and style: 16/20

The story, for the most part, flows pretty well. There are a couple of instances where one of the characters refers to something as being odd to what another character says, but that word is not actually spoken by the other character. For example, there's one instance where Emily's mom refers to Jake as a "lovely young man" and Emily then ponders her funny use of the word "boy". It's just small things like that which the author likely caused by editing phrases and not quite fixing what follows.

• Grammar and Spelling: 6/10

There are actually quite a few spelling and grammar errors. There are a couple of places where quotation marks are forgotten at either the beginning or end of dialogue. There are also a lot of places where commas are missing where they're necessary. It makes the sentences a little choppy and I often have to read over it again to make sure I'm not missing anything.

• Personal Enjoyment: 4/5

I actually really enjoyed this story. It was interesting, the characters were great and relatable, and it was a fast moving pace that continued to hold my interest. It was a little bit predictable, but I find it hard to find a mystery or thriller where I can't guess the ending. Overall the plot was interesting and the storyline was well constructed with minimal plot holes, points of confusion, or contradiction. 

SECOND PLACE🥈

Total score:81/100

Black or White by DeathBlade__
Judge:qmd_books

• Title: 10/10

I personally like the title, it's original, fits the plot perfectly and catches our attention. It doesn't have an obvious meaning so it's memorable.

• Cover:3/5

The cover is in black and white, obviously perfect since it connects with the title. Then we see two out of three of our main characters. I like that there is a case file with their images on it, it connects with not only the plot but also shows the genre. Love the little match that it sort of hidden but foreshadows the case being about Levi supposedly setting a fire. Personally I find 'written by' not needed but it looks ok there. On the negative side, I find that the black of the background makes the cover look empty, and the 'Cover by' is also small and hard for Iphone users to see.

• Blurb: 8/10

Not too long, not too short, the perfect length that makes readers want to interest themselves with the blub. I like that you used three words at the beginning to really interest the readers, but maybe make them all uppercase to emphasize those words. Then in the blurb we don't get any mention of Noah, which confuses the reader when they delve into the book. Lastly, we do get a little insight on the characters and briefly explain the rest of the plot; I also love the last sentence that sort of hints at the title. Overall a good blub!

• Setting:6.5/10

The setting isn't the most relevant part of the story; Sure, we do know it's set in the real world but I would have liked more descriptions of their surroundings.

• Character and emotions : 8/10

The characters were perfect, we got rich physical descriptions of each of them and they all had distinct personalities. I personally didn't like Noah as a character but his personality was well developed. We got to see all their flaws and see them develop for better or worse. Personally I liked Levi the best since he had a mysterious aura about him and we never knew too much about him and his situation which kept us wanting to know more. From the start, in the prologue even we get to see Evelyn's insecurities and what keeps her going, she never goes out of character either.

• Plot and detail: 18/20

Something I felt you did well was to incorporate some cliche parts while still having your plot seem unique. My favorite thing about it must be that a lawyer tells the story which provides a new angle in a mystery series while usually it's a detective or some random kid. Another thing is that what's happening is not really a 'big secret' but rather what is actually happening with the fire and her client, Levi isn't telling the whole truth. I don't feel like it's confusing and rather well explained with nice vocabulary but not hard to understand.

• Flow and style: 15/20

We've got a constant flow and the vocabulary used is diverse but still simple and easy to read. I would have preferred the use of more figurative language other than the rare simile or metaphor since I feel like you could use them to play on readers emotions and use them to describe Levi's situation with the case or Addie's thoughts. There wasn't anything special about the writing style that set it apart from others but it wasn't bad either.

• Grammar and Spelling: 8/10

Almost perfect grammar, the only thing I found is that the author has twice or thrice forgotten a space inbetween words and at the start of a dialogue, in between speech marks has added an uppercase letter after a comma. Other than that, amazing.

• Personal Enjoyment: 4.5/5

I personally really enjoyed this story, I was hooked from the start with the intrigue and mystery of Levi and the situation he was in. It was hard to give advice on how to better the story because it is already amazingly executed. 

FIRST PLACE🥇

Total score: 90/100

Under the Stars by _fionathewriter_

Judge:KEJennings

• Title:8/10

The title for this book does fit the story plot, so far, 5 chapters in. I think it is catchy, yes. It's very short and memorable.

• Cover:4/5

The cover doesn't fit the storyline or plot, yet. I'm not sure about the cover being eye-catching though. It conveys a wolf, which so far that wasn't part of the storyline. The color scheme is very nice. The images as I've stated, aren't relevant to the story. You can easily read the font, yes.

• Blurb:9/10

The blurb did peak my interest. The author did a great job of detailing the book and gave more information than most blurbs do. It did make me want to read the story.

• Setting:9/10

The setting was relevant to the storyline, yes. The author painted a good and vivid picture of where the character is in the story.

• Character and emotions : 9/10

The characters are lively and detailed. I could easily imagine them. Their emotions were conveyed well and a reader could easily feel what they felt. So far, they stay in character.

• Plot and detail: 18/20

The plot is cliche in that the characters are rich and come from an inheritance, but not in that there is an implied mystery. I found the flow to be well structured and planned out. I couldn't compare it to a real life situation, no. But that is not necessarily a bad thing! I didn't see any plot holes. It wasn't confusing at all.

• Flow and style:19/20

The flow was steady and good, yes, I found the vocabulary easy to read. It had a terrific style to it and was legible.

• Grammar and Spelling:10 /10

There weren't any grammatical errors that I saw, for the 5 chapters I read. The tenses were correct as was the punctuation.

• Personal Enjoyment:4/5

I did enjoy the book, yes! I didn't get to the parts alluding to the mystery and I wanted to know what was coming.