Kat Reviews [CFCU]

Aconitum | Miya

Author: The3rdIN

Book: Aconitum

Genre: Thriller

Chapters Read: 1-5

Kat Tails: 8

Thank you for your patience as I worked on this review!
Please note that this review contains spoilers for the chapters that I read.

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Cover: 3/5

I like the color scheme and format of this cover. The lighter blue really draws the eye while the dark surrounding tone has a sense of foreboding that fits the object. I do wish the picture was less blurry though and I'm not the biggest fan of the font choice. Overall, the cover on its own wouldn't affect whether I'd pick up the story either way.

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Title: 5/5

Love this title. At first I didn't know what it meant, but you solved that problem by including a definition in the blurb. Everything clicked then, as I realized what was pictured on the cover. The title hooks interest immediately. Why would a book be named after a flower of death? would be my first question. It lowkey reminds me of the red spider lilies (also a death flower) that appear in anime intros. They build both anticipation and dread of what's coming.

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Blurb: 3/5

Your blurb is written in a different style from what I'm used to and functions in a similar way to a logline? It works, honestly, in a way that surprises me. It sets up the characters and possible conflict in a simple sentence and in a hooking way. Really a blurb that boils down to the very basics. I'd like to give a couple tips for the formatting and punctuation though. I suggest eliminating that extra line of space after the definition of Aconitum. The reason being that in Wattpad previews, you want to get as much crammed into that tiny space as possible and extra paragraph breaks take up that limited space. (I'm specifically referring to that little "~". )Since you have the dividers around the aconitum definition, it'll look fine without. I'd also suggest removing the comma after "In which" as there's no pause when reading.

Example:

◗ Aconitum- the blue flowers of death ◖

In which an agony addicted orphan falls in love with a blood-thirsty princess who holds death in her smile.

In a tale like this, there's no sanity.

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Writer Interaction: 4/5

Disclaimer: This category does not reflect on a writer's skill at all. It is merely given points as it shows the writer is invested in their readers' opinions and suggestions and can be used to project future growth. (Also, Miya is using her judging rubric and doesn't want to change it because it totals to a neat 100 points as is XD)

Writer is highly invested in readers' interactions.

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Plot/Pacing: 10/10

I seriously enjoyed the plot of this book. A serial killer princess? Sold!