Hidden Gems Awards 2018 [CONCLUDED]

SCIENCE FICTION [CONCLUSION]

The late comer is the first one to reach the finish line. It's a Rabbit-and-Turtle tale, all over again. Congrats and sincerely thank you for judges of Sci-fi category. Your hard work is greatly appreciated.

We've four winners for this category.

I'll just go traditional and crowned the top 4 scores.

The finalists list is at the end of this chapter. Scroll through to see your book review. I've bold titles and username, and total score for easier view.

Here we go.

The list is in no particular order.

1. Revitalize by @Lenalollipopsious

-title (4/5)

-title (4/5)

-plot (8/10)

-characterization (6/10)

-cover (2/5)

-description (0/5)

-grammar (5/10)

-creativity (7/10)

-total (32/55)

❝So, this is looking interesting. There wasn't much of a description - you mentioned you were deleting this? So why keep it up with that descriptor? Why not just delete it? (Just wondering! No criticism here because of that!) Your spelling is pretty good - it's punctuation and wording that I think you could work a bit more on. However, it was an interesting start. Another thing I'd recommend is starting with a more dramatic beginning, a stronger "hook", if you will. Good luck!❞

2. Ember Winds: online by @Emil-Bronz

-title (4.5/5)

-plot (7/10)

-characterization (8/10)

-cover (3/5)

-description (3/5)

-grammar (7/10)

-creativity (8/10)

-total (41.5/55)

❝I like you already. No, really - you remind me of my good friend, so while I read, I just smiled and thought this was going to be pretty good. My biggest critique is the blandness of your cover vs. the genre it is in. It's not a bad cover, but you could do better, right? The synopsis is pretty cool, your Prologue sets the stage, and I love the first chapter's journal entries. You did well setting the stage, and to be honest, you write clean enough, your grammar is good enough, that the reader is able to UNDERSTAND what cool ideas are swirling inside your head. The one thing I have to say is that you "tell" instead of "show" the readers what is happening. But that's getting a bit more technical, so... ❞

3. Scarewoods: the series [book 1] by @_boymoonlight881_

-title (3/5)

-plot (6/10)

-characterization (7/10)

-cover (2/5)

-description (3/5)

-grammar (6/10)

-creativity (7/10)

-total (34/55)

❝Okay, so my question for you is, who is your target audience? Approaching this novel, I feel like it was made for younger kids than my seventeen-year-old self and immediately stereotype it to eleven-year-old boys (I'm sorry, okay? I know that's sexist). Here is why: your cover isn't the best, it looks old-style, and your description isn't as captivating as it could be. This is fixable. Another critique is that your writing feels unfinished. Your grammar isn't that bad, it's how you write your scenes. But best of luck, and these things will autocorrect the more you read (GOOD, PUBLISHED BOOKS) and practice writing.❞