Book name: Nocturne Splendid.

Written by: the_witt

Genre: Fantasy.

Judged by: Jash_Parikh

Hey witty ! Let's start your review in a specific order...

Cover: "This is the time of the eclipse." This is a good quote on the cover. The background blur is I believe to add some sense of mystery because that's what it apparently does. Good job. For this you get 0.75/1.

Title: "Nocturne Splendid" Simplified, it comes to mean 'a splendid picture of the night scene'. That kinda confuses me as a reader - How does it support the mystery of the cover? I guess that's a mystery too. So for the good use of vocabulary I still have the curiosity to read the description. For this you get 0.9/1.

Description: Good use of vocabulary. I particularly liked the way each of your short paragraphs which are almost single lines in some places convey emotions and feelings rather than a message or a summary of the plot. Decent presentation as well. For this you get 0.95/1.

Beginning: The grammar and vocabulary is perfect. Your style of writing is good, above par even. What you could work on is the placement of your punctuations. There are some places where the commas seem missing, nothing serious but just something to achieve perfection if it interests you. And while your vocabulary is very good, I feel as if you have overused it. Sure, fancy words make a book readable, but not always enjoyable. A good book would be a book with a deeply thought-of plot with some gripping turn of events, impressive words and flawless grammar. But putting out all your knowledge of the words as if you've inhaled a thesaurus my not be the best of ideas. You may be aware that a perfect fantasy book is a book which travels the reader into an alter-universe and chains the heart to the plot as if one great roller-coaster ride. How can you do that when so many people will be trying to decipher the meaning behind the words? Of course, if your target audience is just those kinds of people who have superior knowledge of English Language, it's fine. But that way I feel like it's a waste of your whole plot as so many others cannot access it. Now moving on to the plot; I love the sense of constant mystery. There is a sense of melancholic dread that I can't quite place, but I loved every part of every chapter of the 7 I read. It's beautiful in a semi-dark way, and mind numbing in a thrilling way. For this you get 1.85/2. Kudos!

Your total score is: 4.45/5.

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