Diamonds In The Rough Awards[JUDGING]

Romance Results

So these are the results for the long-awaited Romance Category! I will mention winners in descending order because I want to drag this out.

Sixth place goes to... The Blue Moon Love by Laksh_ana!

Blurb and cover 8/10: Beautiful cover. And the blurb was good, but you kept switching between the present and past tense. That could send a potential reader away so I suggest you fix that.

Introduction 4/5: Wonderful intro, but a few problems hindered it from being better. I'm going to mention them soon.

Writing style 11/20: Your style was okay but it looked like it was written by an amateur. True that we're all amateurs, but fixing a few mistakes here and there helps us grow as writers. There were honestly a lot of things wrong, but I can't say it all so I suggest reading About Reviews by Ouryoaie and Edit Like an Editor by jgfairytales. 

Mechanics(grammar, spelling, and punctuation) 11/20: There were wrongfully placed commas, and in some places, you didn't put them there at all. Also, if "he/she said," is after the dialogue, place a comma at the end of a sentence, not a full stop. Example: "You'll know soon," he said.

Plot 16/20

Character development 7/10

Originality 10/10

Enjoyment 3/5

Total: 70/100

Fifth place goes to Is This True Love? by angeldawn09!!!

Blurb and cover 8/10: Love the cover and the blurb, but the blurb wasn't properly punctuated. A lot of commas weren't put in their places. I suggest using Grammarly for your editing.

Introduction 4/5

Writing style 15/20: It was okay but I couldn't connect with the characters well. I couldn't feel much emotion in your words.

Mechanics(grammar, spelling, and punctuation) 14/20: You didn't punctuate. A lot. By punctuation, I don't mean just the full stops. The commas weren't put to use at all. But, you're still learning so there's no harm in making mistakes.

Plot 17/20

Character development 9/10

Originality 8/10

Enjoyment 4/5

Total: 79/100

Fourth place goes to The Crown Prince's Belly Dancer by Mila_333!

Blurb and cover 7/10: The blurb sounds a little boring. And for the cover, I think something else would be better. To me, it doesn't really represent the story.

Introduction 5/5: Your introduction was on-point! It had me wanting to read more! Loved it!

Writing style 20/20: Your writing style is gold. Gold, I say! Your descriptions are so beautiful and charming. It's easy to follow. I felt so sad in chapter two for Kiara but a book can't always be happy. Reality may sometimes be hard to handle and you portrayed that well.

Mechanics(grammar, spelling, and punctuation) 16/20

Plot 19/20

Character development 10/10