Judged by Elysian_Aon

The Mate Bond (The Cursed Bond) - Denyefa4
(Read 5 Chapters)

Title 5/5
    The change from “The Mate Bond” to “The Cursed Bond” is a welcome one. It makes the book easier to find and more unique.

Cover 3/5
    The cover, while pretty, is a tad hard to read at first glance. It’s also strange to me that the woman's face is photo-realistic but the wolves and other features are very clearly drawn.

Blurb 4/5
    This blurb does everything a blurb should do. Introduces us to the general plot, our characters, and some of the cursory events to lure in the reader. That said I am a little confused by the implication that she has multiple mates when only one is explicitly discussed. Typo?

Presentation 4/5
    The foreword is very brief but nice nonetheless. I don’t like how it was combined with the prologue- it should have its own dedicated chapter at the beginning of the book.

Opening Chapter 7/10
    Very exposition heavy, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing as it informs us more on what we’ll be getting into and clears up any speculation as to what the beings of the world would be. I still would prefer the information be inserted organically, but as it is it’s not a bad addition to the story.

Plot 14/20
    The plot, once it picks up, has some discrepancies. For example, why would our main character be confused that her wolf is white if she knows her father was a high ranking general? If this isn’t the reason for her wolf being white, why wouldn’t there be more emphasis on how shocking this is to everyone around her? There are also smaller flaws like her not owning a phone/computer, but the school sends out timetables via email, which she couldn’t possibly receive. Overall the whole “I’ve found my mate” moment is very underplayed as if it wasn’t important.

Grammar 7/10
Mistakes are semi-frequently popping up in the chapters I’ve read. Nothing a quick proofread can’t solve.

Vocabulary 7/10
    The word usage is nothing special- rather standard and nothing fancy. Most of the words appear to be used correctly. There are a few typos in regards to spelling here and there as well.

Characters 9/10
Everyone is quite personable, and our main characters' motivations and desires are interesting and well established. That said, some characters are pretty flat.

Dialogue 9/10
    While the differences in how everyone talks is minimal, the content itself shows incredible personality.

Story Development 6/10
    We take a long pause on events happening to introduce our characters in the beginning. This makes the story drag on for this portion of time.

Total 75/100

Adventure of Grace and by - ALBWesternAustralia
(Read 11 Chapters)

Title 1/5
    Incomplete title.

Cover 1/5
    Very low resolution image, which I’m pretty sure is stolen off of google. No title or author name on the cover.

Blurb 3/5
    Clear and to the point. One of the few coherent sentences in the book, although it is lacking punctuation.

Presentation 2/5
    There is no preface or foreword, so see the ratings for the above categories.

Opening Chapter 1/10
    An incoherent mess. Nothing happens the entire day, and somehow her parents kicked her out but they’re also paying for her new house and doing her taxes?

Plot 7/20
    A fair amount happens, if you can decipher it. That said, it’s so bare bones that none of it really seems to matter.

Grammar 1/10
    I’ve only found a few sentences that are correct.

Vocabulary 1/10
    Lots of mistakenly used words (Coach instead of Couch, etc.). It also doesn’t have very much variety.

Characters 2/10
    The characters are barely described. We know Candy is a ghost and Benji is a wolf and not much more. We know nothing about Grace, not even how she looks.

Dialogue 1/10
    Sometimes there aren’t even proper quotes around phrases that the characters are saying. The dialogue feels like it was said entirely by the same person, and has the same grammatical flaws as the rest of the writing.

Story Development 1/10
    There are no consequences for anything that happens, and thus, there is no development or stakes.

Total 21/100

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Judged by Anunimouse96

War In Embers by Elysian_Aon

Title 4/5
Cover 3/5
Blurb 4/5
Presentation 4/5
Opening chapter 8/10
Plot 13/20
Grammar 10/10
Vocabulary 9/10
Dialogues 10/10
Characters 9/10
Story development 7/10

Total 81/100

Freeing Anvi by romance_lover16

Title 5/5
Cover 5/5
Blurb 5/5
Presentation 5/5
Opening chapter 9/10
Plot 17/20
Grammar 9/10
Vocabulary 9/10
Dialogues 10/10
Characters 10/10
Story development 9/10

Total 93/100

My Mate is a Greek God by lyndieluv

Title 4/5
Cover 5/5
Blurb 2/5
Presentation 3/5
Opening chapter 7/10
Plot 1/20
Grammar 6/10
Vocabulary 5/10
Dialogues 5/10
Characters 5/10
Story development 3/10

Total 46/100

Where The Wild Wolves Have Gone by TateCsernis

Title 5/5
Cover 5/5
Blurb 4/5
Presentation 5/5
Opening chapter 10/10
Plot 18/20
Grammar 10/10
Vocabulary 10/10
Dialogues 10/10
Characters 10/10
Story development 9/10

Total 96/100

Wolf Moon by SecondStar_Books

Title 5/5
Cover 5/5
Blurb 4.5/5
Presentation 4/5
Opening chapter 9.5/10
Plot 10/20
Grammar 9/10
Vocabulary 10/10
Dialogues 10/10
Characters 8/10
Story development 6/10

Total 81/100

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1st Place goes to TateCsernis

2nd Place goes to romance_lover16

3rd Place go to Elysian_Aon & SecondStar_Books

And for those who didn't win get their own sticker.