As a reader, there are things I will judge heavily (and not so heavily) when deciding what to read.
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Any parts in your book that occur before the first chapter
The first chapter is a make it or break it for me...
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Cover (again, not seen above):
Overall appearence
It's fine, but after reading the blurb I'm not sure how it represents the book.
Likability
Okay, so it's called 'The Good Girl's Pact' and after reading the blurb, you state they are good girls.
I don't see how them being 'good girls' is relevent at all. I feel more like the title is trying to cash in on searches more than trying to be true to the book.
Final Grade and Final Thoughts
I wouldn't read on because of the title, more than likely. Why not just 'The Pact'?
Blurb:
The Good Girl's Pact
Rayleigh, Gabby,(erase comma) and Kaitlyn are best friends and overall good girls. Even if they aren't the most popular girls in school, they aren't too worried.(Doesn't feel relevant) They know their real lives will begin once they finish high school and are living the American dream(what's the American Dream?).
But when an unexpected event shows them life won't be as easy and lovely as they had envisage(envisioned) their whole lives, its time to make the most of the last year of high school before real life begins.
They make a pact: They will each take on their greatest challenge-and they will excel in it. (This pact makes it seem like they aren't making the most of their senior year and just jumping right in to real life.)
Rayleigh decides to look for her estranged father, but she'll have to get over her fear of disappointment and watch her mother's health deteriorate in the process.
Kaitlyn's love and passion for cooking has brought her joy and grief within her family. She decides to put her foot down and take action, but she has to face her biggest hurdle first.
And having grown up in a model family, Gabby tries to live up to her family's prefect image, but life throws her a curve that derails her plans.
These friends are determined to show the world that good girls really can get what they want-but the girls also learn... the steeper the hill the more difficult it is to climb.
Rayleigh, Gabby and Kaitlyn are best friends ready to finish high school and move on to the next stage of their lives and become the women they always imagined being. But when an unexpected event shows them life won't be as they imagined, they realize it's time to make the most of their last year together before real life begins.
They make a pact. They will each take on their greatest challenge and will overcome it. These three friends are determined to show the world who they really are, strong women ready to take on anything. But they also learn a deeper lesson. The steeper the hill the more difficult the climb.
Overall Appearence
Why is the title repeated?
Long.
I like how this is about friendship, but I'm wondering if their separate missions need to be here.
Breakdown
Again, why are them being good girls relevant? A story of friendship would be so much stronger it wasn't jumping on the cliche bus. Good Girls. Bad Boys. Billionaires. Mates. Why do we think adding this to a title or blurb is needed? I'd rather be shown who they are as people than just told they're good.
Spelling and punctuation
Mistakes pointed out above.
Likability
It's likable if you take out 'good girl'. I know that's mean, but I tried to keep myself in check.
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