In My Opinion

Parantap Parashakti by dwarkaratna

Series: Yadav Jyoti (book seven)
Award: ELGANZA, INC. | AWARDS by TheCieloCommunity
Category: Historical Fiction
Mature: N (bigamy, gambling, loss of a loved one, polyandry, religion, sexual assault, sexual references, trauma, war)
LGBTQIAP+: N
Status: Complete
Special note (judging): I had four books in this category, and the other judges (Karuar and Lunatic_Twilight) had four and three books, respectively.
Result: 77/100

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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: 77/100

Title: 4/5

I like your explanation in the blurb for what "Parantap Parashakti" means, but you're missing an article in the second part of the title. There should be an "a" or "the" between "Paving" and "Way," depending on your intended meaning. "A" would give the impression of paving one way among many options, while "the" would imply there is only one specific way.

Addendum: Since this is part of a series, I'd recommend finding a way to include that information in your title somehow. That would make it easier for new readers to know this isn't the book they should start with, and it would help ongoing readers who are trying to find the next book in the series.

Cover: 2/5

I like the image and the border, but the title doesn't feel right to me, your name isn't on this cover at all, and there's an "Adobe Spark" thing in the lower right-hand corner that makes me think this is a screenshot of an image that wasn't cropped appropriately. So, that definitely needs to be cropped out, and you really need to add your name somewhere to give yourself credit. As far as the title, the font style and color don't integrate well with the image, so instead of one cohesive piece, it just looks like the text was simply typed over the image. And I've already mentioned the missing article, so the subtitle is grammatically incorrect. I'm not sure what font would work best here, but I think moving the title up to the top of the cover into that open space above the woman's head would look better than having it at the bottom, and then you can play with fonts, styles, and colors to find something that works. That would also create a perfect space for your name at the bottom. Just make sure it's in a font large enough to read but styled and colored in such a way that it doesn't detract from the title and the image.