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    Hiraeth by _BLACKSPADESZ

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    Source: ELGANZA, INC. | AWARDS by TheCieloCommunity
    Category: Romance
    Mature: N (moderate swearing, sexual references)
    LGBTQIAP+: N
    Status: Ongoing
    Special note (judging): I had 5 books from this category, and the other judges (silksutra, Hopeless_roMINtic, Annonymouscreator) had 5, 5, and 6 books, respectively.
    Result: 64/100
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                                    Rubric:- Title: 5- Book cover: 5- Description (blurb): 5- Plot & storytelling: 15- Character development: 10- Writing style: 10- Grammar: 10- Originality & creativity: 10- Emotional impact: 10- Pacing & structure: 5- Accuracy (if non-fiction): 5- ...
                                
                                  
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                      
                                    
                                  
                                 
                                
    
                                
    
                                  
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    Rubric:
    - Title: 5
    - Book cover: 5
    - Description (blurb): 5
    - Plot & storytelling: 15
    - Character development: 10
    - Writing style: 10
    - Grammar: 10
    - Originality & creativity: 10
    - Emotional impact: 10
    - Pacing & structure: 5
    - Accuracy (if non-fiction): 5
    - Overall enjoyment & engagement: 10
    Total: 100
    
                                
    
                                    Rubric:- Title: 5- Book cover: 5- Description (blurb): 5- Plot & storytelling: 15- Character development: 10- Writing style: 10- Grammar: 10- Originality & creativity: 10- Emotional impact: 10- Pacing & structure: 5- Accuracy (if non-fiction): 5- ...
                                
                                  
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                      
                                    
                                  
                                 
                                
    
                                
    
                                  
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    Result: 64/100
    Title: 5/5
    Yes. Even though I don't know the word, yes. This piques my interest. Anything that makes me look something up is good. 😅
    Addendum: And, after reading the first few chapters, I can see why a title meaning (roughly simplified) "homecoming" is appropriate here for a girl who lost her home.
    Cover: 3/5
    Overall, good, but I have some suggestions regarding the text. First, it doesn't make sense to me to split the title into two lines when it's one word. I would recommend decreasing the font size just slightly to get it all on one line, and then probably bumping it down a little, so it's centered in between the necklace and your name. Next suggestion is with the subtitle. It's too small to read from the title page, although I can read it when I click on your book from your profile and get that bigger image with the pop-up box. I'd recommend bumping it up one or two sizes. And same thing with the credit for the cover designer at the very top, just so their name is visible and they get the credit they deserve. Because otherwise, the images, colors, font style and colors, placement, all great. I don't much like the sticker in the top left-hand corner, but I'm not taking points off for that, because stickers provide useful info and give you the credit you deserve, and you can't help it if they don't exactly match your cover.
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