The Sunflower Awards 3.0

Mystery/Thriller Results

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Genre Results

🌻Third Place🌻

Username - AmansRose
Book Title - A Deadly Game
Score - 87.5/100
Review -

A Deadly Game' is a unique blend of Alpha and Omega storyline with mystery. It included unique sensory details to bring that world to life, and the way the murder investigation is linked to our investigator, Zara's past is both intriguing and evocative of my concern for her. The chemistry between the characters is also well-portrayed.

When I judge, I believe it's important that all participants get helpful feedback, so I try to provide my reactions, point out what's working well, and offer suggestions to help improve different aspects of the story. If you have any questions about the review, reach out anytime to voyageavecmoi.

Title: It's an intriguing title and 'deadly' fits well with the mystery/thriller genre. It is a popular title on wattpad or variations of it without 'a', so it could be a little more original.

Blurb: The blurb introduces the characters well as well as their backgrounds. It sets up the premise of an Omega and Alpha working together to solve a case and implies it'll get personal which makes me eager to read the story. Some sections are a bit wordy (particularly Nate's section) and the final line didn't quite align with the sentence prior to it. It mentions 'One that can't be brought back to life' but one is referring back to a turn, not a character, so it doesn't quite make sense since turns don't live.

Cover: I like the colour scheme and the mix of roses, red and the woman tell me there may be an element of romance and death in the story. It's interesting that her eyes are covered too which seems symbolic. The butterflies are a nice touch considering the investigation details. I think the fonts could be larger to make the title and author name easier to read. I'm also not a big fan of the overwhite A and what comes after game as they overpower the title.

Plot: The story is quite gripping and I'm invested in both the case and the chemistry between Zara and Nate. There's a clear direction to the plot and enough details about the case to make it feel as significant as their growing relationship. The story is well paced for the most part with a few sections of world-building about the Alphas, Omega's and Beta's interrupting the flow during the scene in the office when Zara and Nate first meet. I'd recommend sprinkling in those details as they become relevant. One small aspect I wasn't sure if Nate would just disregard would be the rose. When she says it's not connected to the case, it seems unlikely that he'd believe that given where it was found and how experienced he is. It's clearly a sign of a killer revisiting a crime scene and Zara's strange reaction makes her suspect by association.