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જ Redeemer Of The Rain જ ☾Cel☽

Title: Redeemer Of The Rain
Author: wonderfuly_made

Reviewer: rinaXhazurina

GENERAL QUALITIES: 41/50

Title: 5/5

The title is unique and flows smoothly upon enunciation. Maganda ang pag sabi. Its word structure and choice bring a meaning that is equivocal, encouraging a deeper insight into the many possible meanings it could give. It also inspires wonder and curiosity about what the title meant pertaining to a redeemer and the rain; what is there to redeem about the subjects related to the term 'rain' and why. Overall, it's a beautiful title with a beautiful spoken sound.

Book Cover: 3/5

The book cover makes it a relaxing and soothing read with soft shapes, warm colors, and an image of a house in the middle of nature. It delivers an adequate sense of space between the person and the house, giving it a sense of breath-taking fresh air I assume is what the tone of the story will be when read. But the design of the person's clothes is anachronistic to the story's intended period which was set in the Philippines in the 19th century. Rather, it gives more like a sense of 20th century Western style of clothing. I suggest changing this to a more coherent Filipina style of traditional clothing that adheres to the 19th century for the story to stay true to its settled atmospheric period.

The fact the title has the word 'rain' written over a book cover that shows a pleasant, clear weather puts the semantics or tone of the title and cover against each other. I don't suggest replacing the background with a rain detail but instead, I recommend putting a few noticeable dewdrop or raindrop elements to exhibit a rain-or-shine ambiance. This way, not only does the cover embrace the title, but it also gives more depth to the tone of the cover seeing that it shows two contrasting kinds of weather occurring at once, elevating its calming feeling with a ray of sunshine and soft pouring of rain. It also highlights a reflection of the story indicating that beauty can be present in problems, given that the blurb explains the main character having to move to a new place and adjust but she finds friendship and possible true love.

Blurb: 4/5

The blurb captures the main conflict of the story and lays out the main protagonist's challenge, giving readers enough reason to care for her. The unexpected obstacle is a good drive for the conflict and hindrance to test the character, making readers wonder what truly could have happened for Adelina to experience such struggle–which may or may not necessarily have to involve a romantic spouse but that broad meaning is what adds to the mystery, hence curiosity, of readers, encouraging them to know what happened.

The one thing that the story lacked is a unique storytelling proposition–what does the story have to offer that no other stories of similar genres have? Why should people read this book and not the other books with the same plot? The trope of a broken main character moving to a new place and being involved in a love triangle is a common plot many romance stories embody, regardless of the timeline. I don't discourage the idea but instead, I recommend adding something to it that makes it distinguished from other similar stories. It doesn't necessarily have to be a purely original idea, but it has to embrace a trait that makes the story stand out from most of the usual love story and Cinderella tropes.