Finally! After a long wait, we have calculated the results and finalized the ranking of our Impossible Sights category!

We want to thank the esteemed Rose Gold Community and their judge KimIcy_03 for their time and for lending us their expertise in adjudicating.

I am sure you all have been waiting with bated breath, and so... without further ado... here are the winners of the Impossible Sights Category!

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IMPOSSIBLE SIGHTS {SCI-FI}

1. If You Asked Me To by AprilJester

Title: 1/5

The title does not match the genre or plot, it suits a romance book more.

Cover: 0.5/5

The only element that suits the concept is the purple dragon, the rest don't suit the concept. The font and color don't go well with each other either.

Blurb: 4/5

The blurb is decent but I would suggest working on the presentation. Divide notices with some lines or spaces. You can give the credits after the story blurb.

Mechanics: 20/20

The mechanics are flawlessly executed, devoid of any linguistic stumbles. Additionally, your words dance gracefully across the page, weaving a tapestry of eloquence and your vocabulary is rich and diverse, painting vivid imagery with each sentence. I had a clear image of your world.

Plot: 23/25

I did not read the original book (but skimmed through the blurb just to get the gist of the world) but it feels different from it. Usually, when people make fanfictions of another book, they tend to keep many things similar but you only have the world the same and everything else is different or so I think. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it and excited for what's to come but I had hoped that you explained or branched out the world a bit more for people who never read the original one, such as myself.

Flow & Pacing: 14/15

The flow and pacing was excellent. It didn't feel rushed or slowed, you didn't go into too much detail for the OG fans to be bored or too less details for the new readers to be lost, it had a balance.

Character Development: 7/10

Basil does have PTSD and I do like his character but I had hoped for his thoughts to be more... destructive, I guess? And I felt it would have been better if a situation changed his mind to help the Kymaris with the virus rather than a memory. The first few chapters don't show much of his development but I hope he gets out of his head and finds a mate and lives happily ever after; fingers crossed. I was expecting more descriptions for the dragons, the Kymaris and the background.

Creativity & Originality: 3.5/5

For this segment, I am not sure how original your story is. While the world might not be original, it makes me think if the characters and storyline is original or does it have some connection to the original? If it is original then I must applaud your creativity.

Emotions: 7/10

I could not connect well with the other situations as I felt those scenes or memories were rushed but Basil has my unconditioned sympathy. He is the only one who was able to pull something out of me.

Total: 80/100

It's an amazing book and my heart was racing when I read it, so, I hope you give it your all and create an amazing book. You should work on your shortcomings to do so.

2. Genesis: The Awakening by rhodaverse_

Title: 3.5/5

Doesn't it mean the same thing? It's like saying "chai tea". You can use a different word for the latter part.

Cover: 3/5

It's a basic science fiction cover, nothing interesting about it. The title blends with the image and the rest of the text is barely visible. I also believe that the image wasn't cropped properly as the figure is not in the middle so it looks a bit off.

Blurb: 4/5

The blurb made me think about what experiments Krane was trying to do. What does he mean by "unlock humans' true potential"? But it was fully just descriptions, so maybe adding a few dialogues would have been nice.

Mechanics: 17.5/20

There were a few errors here and there. I did see some repetition of a few words and also, you are supposed to use an em-dash, not a hyphen. In the second chapter, all the names were mixed up. It was so confusing who was who and POV shifting made things more confusing.

Plot: 24/25

This type of concept is common in the sci-fi world but you didn't make that your main theme, you added so much more content and elements that it made reading enjoyable. I like how the plot is going, the sense of dread, the breach, Kendall's entry, everything is perfectly written.

Flow & Pacing: 15/15

The pacing is perfect. You'll find many saying it's slow and such but I think it's perfect because you're slowly building the world, you're telling us Maya's lifestyle, you're introducing the characters and their personalities. The flow is perfect and balanced. You excelled here, not many can do that; I was thoroughly satisfied with it and the story also held my interest in this way.

Character Development: 8.5/10

Wasn't Mila the quiet, observant one? That's what you said in the beginning but at the end, you made her sound bubbly when you mentioned Jake was the bubbly one but now, Jake is Maya's partner for a dance? The side characters' names all got mixed up, only David, Kylie and Maya's characters were constant, and oh, the butler too. So, according to them, I think they were quite nice. The whole family moments thing was nicely done, even I felt the warmth of those moments. Despite everyone's worries, they planned enthusiastically for their vacation but I think it was missing a bit of a hint of reality. Kendall must have had vacations with them, right? But I did not see anyone even think of her which felt unreal. I think you could have done a better job at making Krane sound even crazier, more obsessed.

Creativity & Originality: 4.5/5

Though a few of the scenes were not creative, your story is original and has many creative points.

Emotions: 9/10

Well portrayed. I think I have been reading so many emotionally detached books that this particular scene was annoying but that is how it's supposed to be. The scenes where Maya couldn't ignore the shadow, her sense of dread, those words, normally, the characters "forget" them but here Maya was constantly thinking about and I could relate and connect with her hair. The cryptic words were nicely written as well.

Total: 89/100

The book gave me quite some emotions, I feared for Maya and there were instances where my heart sped up at the thought of what was coming. I was also filled with anticipation and curiosity. What happened to Kendall? Why Kendall? Why Maya? Who is Krane? How does he operate this facility? Why did Maya's mother leave? Does she know Kendall is there? Is she behind it? There are so many questions and you did a nice job at balancing your story elements.

3. Adia, Scientist by DannisWrites

Title: 0.5/5

It's grammatically incorrect but keeping that aside, the title is not unique either.

Cover: 1/5

The cover's quality is poor and the cutouts look out of place. The font doesn't match and there is no fixed color scheme. It doesn't look bad at first glance but the more I look at it, the more it repels me.

Blurb: 1.5/5

It's too short and doesn't provide much of the plot thus I don't feel the need to indulge in your story.

Mechanics: 3/20

You have many sentences when you can write many sentences in one single sentence. It feels awkward and cuts off the flow between the words and actions. You have many punctuation errors and wrong sentence formations. Your descriptions don't make sense and they are so vague, I can't tell what you are painting here.

Plot: 3.5/25

I am unable to follow your storyline. I did not understand your world building so I wasn't able to tell what you were talking about. Whatever I understood, it seemed interesting but then you lose me again with your narration.

Flow & Pacing: 5/15

How can I tell this if I can't tell what's going on here? Your book needs some serious reworking and editing.

Character Development: 1/10

I can't tell who the characters are, who the narrator is, who the people are we are working with. It's so confusing why the narrator suddenly started crying. Who's Adia? Where's Adia? Who are we or the narrator 'cause I have a feeling it's not the author.

Creativity & Originality: 4.5/5

From what I understood, they are all aliens(?) 'cause there are some words like "Ye", etc. which don't feel like Earthian language, and they are working on some kind of chemical; I was lost most of the time but whatever I understood seemed original and creative.

Emotions: 1/10

Since your sentence structures were awkward, it was hard to connect with the characters.

Total: 21/100

The narration and author notes need to be separated, I got confused when I read the first chapter. You have a good, original idea here but you need to work on it a lot, I hope you do because the book has potential.

🛸∘─Results of Sci-Fi─∘🛸

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🥇First Position

Genesis: The Awakening
 by rhodaverse_

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🥈Second Position

If You Asked Me To 
by AprilJester

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🥉Third Position

Adia, Scientist 
by DannisWrites

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Congratulations 🎉 to all winners. Keep up the good work. And to those who didn't win, don't lose hope you will win the next time.

Prizes like certificates, stickers and all others will be given at the end.

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We thank everyone who participated in the Visions of Grandeur Awards.
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Time for a tribute to the Judges.

KimIcy_03

Thanks for your great contribution, we couldn't find any words to describe your hard work and good service.
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