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I hope to return to this project someday, but it isn't feasible with my current health issues and life circumstances. I have to cut things from my workload so I can breathe. However, I still intend to complete my current li...
Source: Zelicaon Awards by -Chrysalis_Realm Category: Fantasy Mature: Y (blood, death, suicide, swearing, violence, other heavy topics) LGBTQIAP+: N Status: Complete Special note (judging): I had 3 books from this category, and the other judges (nkvenus7878 and dead_poet_7) had 6 and 5 books, respectively. Result: 93/100
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Rubric: - Basic introduction (cover, title, and description): 20 - First impression (first few chapters): 10 - Story mechanics (plot and characters): 30 - Grammar and vocabulary: 20 - Writing style (including pacing): 20 Total: 100
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Result: 93/100
Basic introduction (cover, title, and description): 17/20
Cover: Well, this is creepy—which is what you're going for, so that's good. The purples and silvers all go together really well. Everything goes together here. It's so well-blended. The image is really intricate, with more details the more I look, and your font style, color, and placement are all great. My only suggestion would be to bump up the size of the subtitle. It's not really legible from the table of contents page, and even when I click the book on your profile to pull up a larger picture, it's still really small. I wouldn't go too big on it, though. Maybe a size or two up. But that's it. This is a creepy, fantastical cover, which works great with a creepy, fantastical story.
Title: And your title is also perfect for this story. "Wailing" has that connotation of sadness or despair, and it makes perfect sense for a banshee. So, again, creepy, fantastical, spot-on.
Description: First up, I appreciate the content warning. Everybody has their triggers or things they just don't like to read, and it's always nice to get that info right up front in the blurb. I always hate getting several chapters into a story before I come across something I can't deal with, because now I'm invested in the characters and the plot, but I can't go on. It's really frustrating.
