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✧ JUDGE : armykoyola ✧

Christmas Eve by Yeahidonthavethink

BOOK COVER : 5/5
I love the cover of the book. The colour scheme, theme, and picture of JK are so enchanting that I was interested in it by just that. The font and the little details are great as well.

BOOK TITLE : 5/5
The title is simple, memorable, and matches the story. Perfect for the short eve!!

BLURB : 10/10
It gave me some goofy vibes. I mean who is watching who? This one-liner made me feel scared already. It gave me a mysterious vibe.

FIRST IMPRESSION : 10/10
I felt like I would be reading something with Jungkook being a scary character or something dangerous inside the book. The cover gave me that kind of vibe and my heart was beating fast thinking about it but I still liked it.

PLOT : 20/20
It's something like where you keep thinking about what will happen now or what is gonna happen next or will be there in that corner. It's horror, mystery, and sweet, romantic. It's mixed, full of emotions. I liked the idea of the story and the way the author explained it.

CHARACTERS : 10/10
I love the character of Shannon. I was reading it and saying that leave from here but if not her then we wouldn't be able to go further in the plot. I loved her. And the little cameo from Yoongi and Tae was good. I feel for her mother and brother.

STYLE OF WRITING : 10/10
Kudos to the author for writing it in such a way that my heart was going to explode every time I moved to the next chapter. It's pure joy and fun to see such a beautiful and easy-going writing style.

PACE : 10/10
The pace was good. I didn't see any rush or slowness in it. It was just correct.

PUNCTUATION/GRAMMAR : 10/10
No mistakes, I couldn't find any.

YOUR IMPRESSION : 10/10
My heart dropped when Shannon said where is Jungkook the second time. I understood what would happen now, though I was hoping and praying for them to be safe somehow. I wanted them to be safe. I cried a lot. It's an incredible story that came with candy in the start and ended up being sour in the end. I liked that you explained in the end and I loved reading it. Felt like watching a small short story. Great work done!!

TOTAL : 100/100

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Fugitive by buzzbangtan

BOOK COVER : 3/5
It's a very simple cover for such a good book. You can enhance it and make it look interesting. The font is good but I am sure you can make it look better.

BOOK TITLE : 5/5
I loved the title. It's very meaningful and easy to remember.

BLURB : 9/10
It's a one-liner with the title inside it. After reading it I felt it might be a thriller kind of a book. It gave me a good impression. But you can make it more creative.

FIRST IMPRESSION : 10/10
I could only make the impression through the title and the intro given in the book. Which made me feel like a thriller book but the blurb had a hint of it being a romantic book also with a bit of spice and I like these kinds of books.

PLOT : 20/20
It blew my mind. I felt like I was watching a drama. I don't know how it happened but I had to read 4 mystery/thriller books back to back. I am sure it wasn't planned but the twist that this book had made me jump from my seat. I was not expecting it. The names you came up with for the countries are cute, I found them cute. The story is full of suspense and thrill.

CHARACTERS : 10/10
When I started to read the story, I thought JK's character would be a bit suspicious, full of mysteries, or something like that. But he became my favourite. I didn't expect that to be the character of Jin, you made me miss him more. And now what to say about our female lead. She was tremendous throughout the book. I have a thing for strong female leads. The author gave good character development to all of the characters. I need to give a special mention to Taehyung, ohh my heart dropped to my knees, I cried and cried.

STYLE OF WRITING : 10/10
It was like fresh air amongst smoky clouds. I made everything special. The author took me on a ride full of all kinds of emotions with their beautiful writing style. I am thinking of all those scenes with great detail while writing the reviews. The plot had a great impact on me just because of the beautiful writing style of the author.

PACE : 10/10
Just exactly what the story requires. It's extremely good.

PUNCTUATION/GRAMMAR : 10/10
There are small errors that I came across. For example: In chapter 23, it might be "I know I am whipped." Instead of "I whipped". But it's not very noticeable and the vocabulary is great.

YOUR IMPRESSION : 10/10
This book kept me on my toes with its wonderful plot twists. The author didn't leave a chance to surprise us and I loved it every time. I am saying it after days I guess but it was a roller coaster ride of many emotions. I loved and enjoyed my time reading the book. It was extraordinary, and your writing skills are great. Great work, keep going like this.

TOTAL : 97/100

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Phantasmagoria by Seamlesslove

BOOK COVER : 3/5
The current theme of the cover is good. But I think that it can be enhanced a bit in the aspect of adding the female character on the cover and probably giving it more depth. I love the use of the current picture of Jungkook. But I am sure you can come up with much more than this. Make it more interesting. (The cover was changed I am aware of this. So, my review is based on the previous cover)

BOOK TITLE : 5/5
It's the most unique title I have read after so long. I had to search for the meaning as I was curious to learn more about it. And it perfectly matches with the story. It's beyond one's imagination. The author has explained it well inside the story.

BLURB : 9/10
The description makes it more curious to read the story. That job was already done by the title but the description is constructed well. But I think there are other best lines which are inside the book which can be used in this.

FIRST IMPRESSION : 9/10
When I started reading the book I thought it was going to be a sad story. It gave me the impression of a one-sided love story of Jungkook. I thought it was going to be the same kind of sad story.

PLOT : 20/20
The plot is the key point of the book. It's so unique. I don't wish to reveal the plot but at first I thought it would be sad of our male lead but the twist inside it made me go insane over this. I genuinely enjoyed reading it throughout. The ending and the twists that came are mind-blowing.

CHARACTERS : 10/10
Well, when I first started to read it I thought there were two characters then I thought there were three. The character development is also there inside the book which I saw of Jungkook. Well, the female lead turned totally upside down. Which makes the book interesting.

STYLE OF WRITING : 10/10
The short chapters and writing style of the author make it simple for us to read and understand the emotions. The lines are so poetic. The way every line and para are framed is so sweet and it correlates with the storyline.

PACE : 7/10
I think the pace initially is great. But in the middle, I feel it gets a bit too slow. As a reader, I wanted to be quick to reach out about what is happening actually, because initially I thought it was JK falling in love then it turned a bit different. Also, the ending is so quick then suddenly. Or maybe we need an epilogue 2 or a second part of the book. But the pace in the middle gets slow.

PUNCTUATION/GRAMMAR : 10/10
There are no punctuation or grammar mistakes. Also, the vocabulary used by the author is according to the genre of the story.

YOUR IMPRESSION : 10/10
I started reading the book thinking of it as a simple one-sided sad love story that will end in pain. But the expectations were high reading the title. And it stood up to those expectations. It made me cry a lot initially and in between too. But what a story, I fell in love with the concept, the thought behind it. The end was beautiful. And as I said please come up with epilogue 2 or a part 2 of the book. Well done and keep writing like this.

TOTAL : 93/100

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Forbidden Yet Destined by Hells07dealer

BOOK COVER : 3/5
I think the emotions can be laid on the cover with some more creativity using a different picture of Jungkook which appears to be a bit sad or a jail scene or something like that, maybe the fire scene could enhance the emotion that is laid in the story. The current cover is great, the colour scheme is good, and the font is great but it can be even better.

BOOK TITLE : 5/5
The title is soul when you start reading the story. It's so sweet and romantic. I loved the title.

BLURB : 10/10
It's an outstanding description. It gives a proper glimpse of the story. Makes a reader interested in it and also keeps the secrets in. It's precise and constructed with great detail. I loved it.
First impression: 10/10
I thought it to be a sad story with maybe an extremely sad type of plot when I read the title but the blurb gave me an interesting point of view and the first chapter was so beautifully carved which made me read.

PLOT : 20/20
The plot is what I loved and it's full of love. A beautiful, enchanting, and pretty story. I love the twists and the way they ran away the revenge is something that made me feel like I am the one winning it. It was so heartfelt in the end. I cried from happiness. The plot is the chef's kiss.

CHARACTERS : 9/10
I thought that wow, Jungkook's character made a great triumph but I fell in love with Y/N's surprise twist that came in the end. I felt so happy, she took away the treat. The character development was amazing. And I love that the involvement of all the BTS was worth bringing in and they were a huge part of it. The other female character I loved in the book is Yunmi. Her character development and the way her story unfolds makes me feel happy to see such a great woman in the book. I loved it. I was expecting some more scenes between the female and male lead though.

STYLE OF WRITING : 9/10
The dialogue in the book is fantastic. Every dialogue is full of emotions and especially when Y/N is revealing everything in the end, those punchlines made me laugh so much. I mean every time I was laughing and smirking as if I was saying them. That was so good. The writing style is good but I feel that the chapters are very short. I would love it if the scenes were written in more detail. Giving it more depth. That way the emotions will come up more and the story will be enhanced to another level. Because the storyline is mind-blowing. It has the potential to win first place.

PACE : 8/10
The pace is very fast. I mean it goes from one phase to another very quickly. This makes the impact of the previous emotion on a reader less effective. Please try to make it elaborate and detailed.

PUNCTUATION/GRAMMAR : 9/10
There are some punctuation and capital letters errors in the book which can be noticed from time to time. The grammar is good, there are hardly any mistakes in it.

YOUR IMPRESSION : 10/10
It's light-hearted yet full of emotions. I am smiling wide right now as well as I am speaking it. I would read this book again and again. The plot line is so beautiful, soft, and amazing. Once I started reading it, I couldn't stop until I finished it. It ended too quickly, I wanted to read more of it. The story is complete but the dialogues were superb and I didn't want the story to end. I would love to see many more stories like these from you, author. It was fantastic. Amazing work done, keep it up. You can do it!!

TOTAL : 93/100

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Obsession by ThatGoldenApple

BOOK COVER : 3/5
It's too simple. I liked the colour blue as it is my favourite colour. But you can be a bit more creative with the cover. It can be made more interesting. You can use the female lead or the person she is trying to find.

BOOK TITLE : 5/5
It's a word full of meanings. And I guess the book clearly describes what many kinds of obsession there are inside the book.

BLURB : 10/10
I loved the blurb. It shows what the book is about yet creates the mystery that is needed to make one interested in it because it talks about a person who is a bit strange. It's my favourite blurb.

FIRST IMPRESSION : 9/10
I thought it to be a mystery/thriller book. If I think about the aspect of the title, blurb, cover, and first chapter altogether then I thought it would be a mystery but the first chapter felt like a little fluff between a couple. Maybe the author wanted that to happen or not but I felt so. Well, the rest of the story is different from the first chapter.

PLOT : 18/20
The plot is a clear case of mystery but with romance and till what I read unrequited love. I have read such stories before but what makes it different is the female lead, Mae (I loved it when the author revealed her real name, Myra). She is the soul and breath of the story. Her emotions, story, and everything is what I felt beautiful in the book. She is carrying the whole story on her shoulders so far. I loved the twist too because I tried searching for who it might be or what would have happened but JK never came to my mind.

CHARACTERS : 8/10
As I said before, Mae is what I love. She is written beautifully. But I had more expectations from Taehyung also, I hope to see him more in the next part. I sound like I am giving a movie review but I imagined every scene like that. I feel like it would be great if there was more about Taehyung because I thought he might be like a third wheel in the story. One suggestion I would love to give is to make a chapter introducing the characters, this will make it easy for readers. Because there are so many, we'll keep the secret characters safe but introduce the main ones.

STYLE OF WRITING : 8/10
I liked the writing style. I would suggest one thing which is to break long paras which we see in some chapters. Because they have important details inside of them which can be missed by a reader and then they get confused. Also, don't say again and again you are not good because it isn't anything like that, this thing demotivates you. Because you are doing great, from what I have read I could imagine every scenario you have written, they made me laugh, cry, shiver, and have a strange vibe. I felt the emotions through your writing skills.

PACE : 9/10
The pace is slow. I feel it gets a bit slow sometimes in the second half of the book. It made me feel like sometimes I just want to rush and read it further. It will be having a second part to it so it was left with a cliffhanger but I enjoyed how the author corrected the pace and made it towards the end of the book.

PUNCTUATION/GRAMMAR : 9/10
The grammar of the book is good. The vocabulary is enjoyable to read with novel-like words. I love some normal slang used in convos. There are spelling mistakes and punctuation errors that I came across.
Chapter 6, it should be 'idiotic' not "ididotic" I guess. Some spelling errors in Chapter 10.

YOUR IMPRESSION : 9.5/10
It kept me engaged throughout. I didn't get bored. Just try to break the para because really in books like this if any little info is missed then it feels sad and then we are not able to connect. Otherwise, I loved the story. I am disappointed with the cliffhanger because I was eager to find out who it was. You are doing great, keep writing like this!!

TOTAL : 88.5/100

✯ Disqualified Participant : thebtsff

↠ Reason : They unpublished their book without informing the host or the judge (which is one of the rules of this Award Show) and that's why their book couldn't be judged.

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Thank you so much for participating in the BTS September Awards. I was really happy to host this Award and it's been a new experience all along.

I would like to show my gratitude to the Judges for helping me out throughout this and to the participants for making this Award a competitive one with their amazing books.

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