Title: The Hidden Amethyst
Author: briizy98
Genre/Subgenre: Romance/Fantasy

Blurb: I was running away to begin anew, to create a normal life for myself when all else was chaos. All it took for my entire world to be flipped on to it's side was a hidden gem, an angel in human form. Amethyst Rosewater was the girl who knocked me out of my game, the one who tested every temptation I had built years of resistance to. No woman has ever been more to me than a one night fling, but would I risk everything to spend my life protecting her?
It isn't until this question is tested by an old flame who returned and made sure my life was an absolute ever living hell.

Reviewer: 🌹BrittneyStar

Review:

Title: 5/5

Cover: 3.5/5

Blurb: 5/5

Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar, and Vocabulary: 15/15

World-building and Descriptions: 10/10

Character Development: 19/20

Plot Development/Pacing/Chapter Structure: 18/20

Originality: 9/10

Enjoyment/Hook: 9/10

Total: 93.5/100

Detailed Review:

The title is a good choice. It makes the reader stop and look at it. Hidden is a key word for many readers and you cannot go wrong with jewels in the title either.

The cover stock is beautiful. Red draws the eye and it also makes the reader wonder why it is red, since Amethyst is a purple stone. This is a good thing, because it gets them to read the blurb and learn that it is a name. Though, the cover did seem a bit dark and the text is hard to see. I love that you have an artwork chapter though, showing your past covers.

The blurb was good. It was short and sweet, but still gave the information needed to get the reader hooked to your story and tell them what to expect within it's chapters. It was nicely written.

I did notice a punctuation error in the first chapter, but it was the only one I noticed throughout my reading. The vocabulary was easy to read and didn't seem forced.

The world you have created for these characters is very nice. I have never been to Seattle, but I could get a clear picture of it through these characters' eyes. Not to mention, that the main character is a Vampire and you have done well with spinning that. The POV change was interesting. Going from first person with John to third person with Amethyst. And I will say, Amethyst is actually my nieces name. This didn't affect the scoring at all, I just thought it was kind of cool.

The plot is very well developed up until this point and had good pacing. The chapters weren't too long, nor were they too short, which made it perfect if I needed to take a break.

I will be linking originality, enjoyment, and hook into one. I did really enjoy reading this story and will most likely continue. I was hooked from the first chapter, though the opening line could use some work. I liked how we went straight in with John and got to see things from his eyes. I gave you a 9 for originality, because up until this point it was original. There is a vampire cliche that I did not see  used in this story.

Overall, it was a great start to an interesting story. I do look forward to seeing what the future holds for them.