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We got two entries for third place 🔥

THIRD PLACE🥉
Hot for Teacher by hchladybug1218
Judge:Unikwriter333

• Title:3/10
Was I intrigued by the title? Absolutely yes! Is it good for the long run? maybe not. As much as we all love to see titles like these to make our choice easier from such a huge list of stories. but I’d tell you that it isn’t the best in the long run. I’m sure your story is much more than just smut. there’s emotions, issues, climaxes in the story so don’t just make it about the erotica. make it intriguing and interesting with words other than ‘hot or steamy or wild’. It gives a deeper meaning to your family. I’ve some of your other book titles that are of the romance genre too (three sides of a triangle, All the feels, not like me) These titles say something more deeper than just smut. 

• Cover:2/5
I’d suggest you to not put up so many stickers on the cover. Honestly, maybe you have earned all those stickers but the cover is not clear. The font is all over the picture, the color palette of the cover is quite dark, it’s not very colorful or bright and there’s all these things over it so the picture isn’t clear. You can maybe show these stickers in your second chapter ‘process’.

• Blurb:10/10
The blurb is very well written. It can keep the readers hooked. It tells a lot about the MC’s current situation, her love life and her being in high school. It sets a mood for the readers.

• Setting:10/10
I personally love a college/highschool setting, it gives scopes for different kinds of interactions. Getting a glimpse of the MC’s social life is always interesting. and the fact that she is going to have a relationship with a professor is even interesting since the beginning of the story takes place in the college.  

• Character and emotions : 6/10
The characters are nicely written. you’ve done a good job with the MC. Her dilemma of not being able to choose her major but actually being good with art gives the characters layers and is very much relatable. People of this age are often confused about their careers. and the fact that she’s gonna fall in love with an authority figure gives the story a very interesting dynamic. The emotion of the MC is clearly understandable in every situation. But I’d suggest you to elaborate the Male MC’s expressions a little the first time they meet. The part where you’ve mentioned Cora and Blake’s collision and Blakes papers flying here and there, maybe write a little about the reaction he had on his face the first time he looked at her. (For ex: It doesn’t necessarily have to be like a ‘love on the first sight’ but maybe that his eyes got stuck in the female MC’s eyes for mere seconds, he wasn’t shocked, just a little taken aback. maybe startled. it wasn’t very clear on his face, what was clear was his beauty, his eyes were slightly restless. He's too young to be a professor. Maybe he’s a student and is late for the class.) Something like this.   

• Plot and detail: 20/20
The plot is really interesting. It is always fun to read a story with people from different occupational, financial or cultural backgrounds. The details are nicely done. even the small details that are actually very much necessary for the audience to be able to relate to the characters and the story. the details about all the characters, their behavior, interactions, expressions or actions were nicely detailed.

• Flow and style:12/20
The flow and style was really smooth. Moving from one scene to another was nicely done. I’ve noticed that your style of writing involves mainly the erotica element, and honestly we all love smut. but starting the story with a very elaborate description of the female body might not be the best idea. I’d suggest saying a little more about the MC’s other qualities or insecurities. Even if you talk about it, don't describe the physical attributes so demeaningly. Although apart from that I found the style of writing very professional.  

• Grammar and Spelling: 10/10
There were no such spelling errors or grammatical issues.

• Personal Enjoyment:4/5

I personally enjoy the romance genre very very much. and a love story between an authority figure and a student is one of my VERY favorite troops. I loved the story and the setting, the flow. It kept me hooked throughout. 

THIRD PLACE🥉
Total Score: 77/100
Friendly Dating by MaggieOHighley
Unikwriter333

• Title:/10

The title did fit what the story was about, but I feel it could be made more audience-pulling. You don't need a title that tells everything about your book from the start, it should have a bit of mystery to it so someone who sees it amongst a list of books would be intrigued enough to want to read your blurb and know what it's about. Especially since you're using a very common troupe: fake-dating best friend's brother— mixing things up would be nice. From what I have seen between your two MCs, Kira is a quirky, and nerdy good girl and Ethan is an annoying teenager who pesters her. How about you try something that envelopes both their characters and their love hate relationship as a title? Or use something that relates to the place they made the deal, or the objects they had exchanged... Like, Ideal and You don't mix (that ideal boyfriend doesn't look like what would match Ethan) or Make you Ideal… Just something that would make your book intriguing for something randomly scrolling through Wattpad.

• Cover:/5

Your cover goes hand in hand with your title. If it's not eye catchy enough, you won't get readers. The current one isn't bad per se, but it should be better. Especially considering you write in a highly competitive genre, you need something with vector themes and bright colors to attract your range of audience. Think about your favorite teen fic and new adult books on Wattpad... What made you want to read them? If you liked their covers, make a comparison... What is it about them that you like and why? In case you need a good graphic artist, I know one or two to recommend and I could give it a shot too. I made the cover of my book The Downside Of Popularity myself and I'm pretty proud of how it turned out.. haha!

• Blurb:/10

Your blurb started with a question... That was good. But you don't give us any further info on that. It always helps if your potential readers are able to develop a relationship with your characters from the blurb. Describing your characters a little helps them decide whether or not they'd enjoy reading about your character. The part where you jumped straight into what the story is about would have served its purpose fully if you'd given us a little bit of info on Kira and her relationship with Ethan.

Something along the lines of...

Your question paragraph first, to act as a logline... Then you fall in love with someone like, there's nothing extraordinary about Kira(insert surname) . She's your everyday (insert those traits she'd described herself with at the start of your book) and then you go along to explain who Ethan is and what he wants from her. After that, you can mention what the story is about.

You could work in your use of humor in your blurb as well because you're really good at that. Then, you could pick an excerpt that's relatively short and intriguing and viola! You'd have succeeded in making your blurb more audience pulling. Remember, a scattered and unattached blurb doesn't attract potential readers. People barely have time to read through so they skim for fun parts to decide which book they'd read over the other.

• Setting:/10
Your description of the setting is spot on! Just good enough to let your readers be in the scene with your characters and not so much that it gets too hard to keep up

• Character and emotions : /10

Your character is able to have one voice throughout the first five chapters I'd read. She was funny and weird and a big overthinker, just like me. I'm able to picture her setting, understand her emotions and actions because you describe her well. I didn't read a lot of scenes with Ethan or Delia in it, but they acted like I expected them to from Kira's monologues.

• Plot and detail: /20

You have a great story idea going, and I enjoyed reading your work but I feel they're are a lot of parts where the throwback memories cut off my glow of reading and make it hard for me to flow back into the current scenes. Mostly because they're always long and start unexpectedly. Sometimes by the time I'm done reading, I'd have forgotten what Kira was making sense of before the throwback started. I haven't read far enough to find plot holes, but I was alarmed when Kira said Ethan never texts her but yet she knew that he loved using a certain string of words and stickers.
That was a false alarm anyways, because you later gave a reason why he'd text her going further. But to eliminate this confusion, I suppose you could make it clear that Ethan only texted her to reach out to Delia from the start and point out why he's text would be considered unnecessary at the moment. That way, the idea doesn't get dragged for too long in your readers head and they're able to focus on the important points in the chapter

• Flow and style:/20

Except for the long throwbacks I mentioned, your book has a steady and engrossing flow. Your use of humour is also an added advantage especially with your book genre.

• Grammar and Spelling: /10

Nothing a little bit of edit wouldn't fix... A few comma splice errors here and there, and the use of two punctuations at come points. I recommend using an editor app like Grammarly to reduce this problem. Editing is a pain in the bee-hind for all of us. Including me... Hehe...

• Personal Enjoyment:/5

I enjoyed your book! I laughed at a lot of parts and I loved how you wtri he'd words together or described minute details so I could paint them in my head. Only thing that made me want to drop your book was when the throwbacks got too long

SECOND PLACE🥈

Total score:83/100

A Million Little Reasons By SubhiSaoirse

Judge:Cherrywithabook

• Title:10/10

Does the title fit the story plot? Is it unique or common? Does it catch the reader's interest? Is it short and memorable?

The title is really sweet. It gives a very pleasant romantic vibe. I've come across so many titles with 'daddy', 'wild', 'thirsty', 'Hot' and you know all the other seductive and sensual words. But I especially love a book that is eye-catching even without such words. The title is very intriguing, it gives a little suspense which I suppose is important to keep the readers on hook.

• Cover:3/5

Does the cover go with the storyline and plot? Is it eye-catching? Is there a nice color scheme? Is the image used relevant to the story? Can you read the font?

The picture or the background of the cover is nice, the fonts that were used to write the title were not the best choice. I'd suggest writing the whole title with one font. Using different fonts for different words is a very amateurish move.

• Blurb:8/10

Does it peak the interest of the readers? Is it appropriate for the story line? Does it make you want to read the story?

The blurb as a whole is good. It is intriguing and relatable and readers will be hooked. Writing the dedication in the blurb is a good idea. The style of writing it is not appropriate though. I'd suggest you to not write the blurb in so many segmented sentences, use paragraphs.

• Setting:10/10

Is the setting relevant? Is there a nice and detailed description of the setting?

I think the setting is really nice. Real nice move, starting the story on such a positive and relatable note. The little details on the expressions and the actions of the MC are very well written.

• Character and emotions : 7/10

What are your opinions on the characters? Can you imagine them? Can you feel their emotions? Do they always stay in character or do anything out of the ordinary?

Characters were very well written and the character development was smooth and valid. None of the characters were impractical or irrelevant; there were no plot holes with the characters that I usually find. It is important to make the MC relatable, conveying stuff like the songs she listens to or what she does to relax herself is a good move. Something that I noticed is that the characters should've had a name by now. Instead of writing 'The young boy' or 'His little sister' write their names.

• Plot and detail: 15/20

Is it too cliché? What do you think about the plot in general? Does it flow naturally? Can you compare it to a real life situation? Do you feel it has any plot holes? Is it different or confusing?

The little details about the characters are nice. The plot so far is going well. From what I got from the blurb the plot is really interesting and I'm sure there's a whole fanbase who'd like to read a romance between a fan and her celebrity crush, so well done there. But I feel that starting the story in the house and with the family may not have been the best choice. since we know that she's 16 so she's a sophomore. The story would've been a tad more fun and exciting.

• Flow and style:15/20

(Does the story contain a good and steady flow? Do you find yourself getting hung up on words? Is it legible and easy to read?

I'd suggest starting the story in a more exciting environment. The beginning that you've written, the exact scene could've been written in a high school. the important elements of her being a fan of k-pop idol, her being slightly bulky, her parents/ loved ones knowing about her anxiety. (Ex: while she was listening to the song could've been in the school hallway, the picture she saw could've been one of the pictures in her hallway, the part where her brother calls her fatty could've been someone of her class)

I get that you're trying to start from the family pov since it's the primary group of people, but a highschool scene is ALWAYS more interesting and fun. The drama is something that everybody loves.

• Grammar and Spelling: 10/10

Are there any grammatical errors or spelling mistakes? Did they mix up their tenses? Is the punctuation correct?

No such grammatical or spelling errors. The story is written in a very simple, regular and understandable way.

• Personal Enjoyment:5/5

Did you enjoy the story? Why?

I personally LOVED the story. I'm gonna read all of it. I've been looking for such a story. I personally love stories where people coming from different occupational, cultural or financial backgrounds fall in love. The struggles are quite real and this story actually got me excited. 

FIRST PLACE🥇

Total score: 98/100

The Love I Found by LVann26
Judge: aritrisvibes

• Title:10/10

The title is short and cute and is in accordance with the story. It's really catchy and memorable, despite being a common title.

• Cover:5/5

The cover is very pretty and colourful, the fonts are visible to readers and are eye -catching. I love that the two main characters also featured on the cover, expressing an affectionate position. The genre is in accordance with it and everything just screams new adult romance! The colour schemes are beautiful and the style in which the words are written, makes it look like it was a realistic lighting on the dark sky.

• Blurb:10/10

I very much love the way in which she presented the blurb to catch the reader's interest. The blurb is well described and detailed, it explains both the characters very well and isn't too long to bore you out. It's very in line with the story plotting and flow.

• Setting:10/10

The setting was done well and described clearly with very definite details.

• Character and emotions : 10/10

The characters were built up to have very strong personalities. Even though the story was written in first person view, it's easy to relate with other characters that were around the main character.

• Plot and detail: 19/20

The story plot is interesting and relatable. Both main characters are put in the same foster home, after skipping from house to house. and even though the guy is her step brother it doesn't stop her from falling. It's relatable and comparable, it doesn't lick or lack anything. Very clear and advisable.

• Flow and style:20/20

Personally I enjoyed the style of writing. First person view was a great choice because the author knew how to explain and tell you exactly what the character was feeling and thinking and her opinion on things. Not only that, the author balanced it well to not only focus on the main but also tried to give you the other person's views and the character's behaviour. For that I think it's really awesome and she made it in a way that's not confusing.

• Grammar and Spelling: 9/10

Not many grammatical or spelling errors were found. I'd say the author did a good editing job, using simple english and phrases .

• Personal Enjoyment:5/5

From the starting of the story when I read the prologue, I can say I fell in love. It's a very fantabulous story, really interesting and has kept me going and going. For that I say good job and may you continue to blossom, and keep up the good work.