In My Opinion

Synonyms for Better by xPurpleStarz

Source: ELGANZA, INC. | AWARDS by TheCieloCommunity
Category: Comedy
Mature: N (alcohol, sexual innuendo, strong profanity)

LGBTQIAP+: N

Status: Ongoing
Special note (judging): I had four books in this category, and the other judge (YsmeriaGuilro) had four books.
Result: 96/100

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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
- Overall enjoyment & engagement: 10
Total: 100

Result: 96/100

Title: 5/5

There's something hopeful and bittersweet about this title, as for me, it implies someone is leaving the "bad" and striving for "better." And that works with a humor book. Laughter is key to happiness, so dropping some level of seriousness while looking for "better" makes sense.

Cover: 5/5

This is one of those "complexity in simplicity" covers. There isn't any clutter at all. A blue background, probably the sky, darker at the top and lighter at the bottom, as if the night is fading and the sun is coming; two hands wearing matching sleeves, linked by a single finger each; a simple, blocky text with a word in cutesy cursive and a little heart in a chat bubble. I love it. Happiness is often about enjoying the moment and the little things, and that's all over this cover.

Blurb: 3/5

I like the content of the blurb, and your grammar is spot on, but I'm not too big a fan of quotes in general, and especially not to start the blurb. The blurb preview is so limited that you need to use that space wisely to hook your readers, and I'm not sure these quotes do that. They're also not particularly funny out of context, at least, for me. Another thing I don't really like is the very informal note at the bottom in text speak. It doesn't fit anything else in this otherwise professional blurb, so it's really jarring and off-putting, and it adds nothing of value to the blurb, so I'd cut that out for sure.