The Bright Book Awards [CLOSED]

✨Mystery/Thriller RESULTS✨

Here are the most awaited results of TBBA Mystery/Thriller category!
Congratulations to all the winners! All the best for your future endeavours!

For the participants who didn't win, remember that this is just the start of your wonderful journey as a writer. So don't get disheartened ,pay attention to the review, correct your mistakes and participate again next time! All the best for your future endeavours!

1st place
TEN by __Yoshi__
1.8
2.8
3.10
4.8
5.7
6.10
7.8
8.8
9.10
10.9
86/100
Cover packed a punch with it's simplicity. Excellent beginning & very creative. The only issue was the pace of the story was too slow and chapters were too long. Minor typos but overall I enjoyed reading it

2nd place
Creatures of the night By Ja2Angelica
1.10
2.7
3.10
4.3
5.10
6.5
7.8
8.7
9.8
10.7
75/100
Character development was on point as well as the cover. However story seemed like a Monster High fanfiction but overall I enjoyed reading it!

3rd place
Gold Souls
Character Development 7
Plot 7
Cover 7
Title and reference to the genre/story 8
Summary 7
Beginning 7
Ending 7
Writing Style (Tone and expression) 7
Creativity and originality 8
Grammar 9
Overall score 74/100
Review:
Pros
The story plot is good.
Thrill element scores well in few chapters.

Honorable Mention
White Jasmine
Character Development 7
Plot 8
Cover 6
Title and reference to the genre/story 8
Summary 8
Beginning 7
Ending 7
Writing Style (Tone and expression) 7
Creativity and originality 9
Grammar 6
Overall score 73
Review
+ves
Thrill element in the crime scene is a big plus.
Mystery in Jasmine's teen life.
Engaging story plot.
Best story for a first attempt.
-ves
Few Misspellings here and there.
Punctuation mistakes.
Very few unnecessary, long and unclear descriptions.
Small tip for you - Can make a little more attractive cover. It will increase the reads for sure.

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SCORES AND REVIEWS OF THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS

The Abandoned Swing
Character Development 6
Plot 7
Cover 8
Title and reference to the genre/story 8
Summary 7
Beginning 6
Ending 7
Writing Style (Tone and expression) 8
Creativity and originality 6
Grammar 7
Overall score 70/100

Review
Pros
Good debut novel
Nice subject for a mystery thriller
Loved Isabelle character design
Cons
Some portions lacked drama
I felt that the thrill was missing in few important parts

Trial and Fate
Character Development 8
Plot 9
Cover 6
Title and reference to the genre/story 6
Summary 7
Beginning 7
Ending 7
Writing Style (Tone and expression) 6
Creativity and originality 9
Grammar 6
Overall score 71/100

Review
+ves
I loved the plot and thrill element in the story.
Lila's characterization is well designed.
Overall story plot is engaging, creative, unique and well crafted.

-ves
I find a bit downside in grammar.
A few sentences were confusing and misleading.

Revengeful Minds
Character Development 6
Plot 6
Cover 8
Title and reference to the genre/story 7
Summary 7
Beginning 6
Ending 6
Writing Style (Tone and expression) 5
Creativity and originality 7
Grammar 5
Overall score 63/100
Review
Pros
Different story plot
Interesting combination of werewolf and vampire

Cons
Grammar is a bit off which makes reading tough

Broken
Character Development 7
Plot 6
Cover 6
Title and reference to the genre/story 6
Summary 7
Beginning 6
Ending 7
Writing Style (Tone and expression) 7
Creativity and originality 7
Grammar 7
Overall score 66 /100
Review:
Pros
I loved the flow of the story as it was natural
Short and sweet

Cons
First 10 chapter had no element of mystery or thriller
First half felt more like a high-school story

Two Weeks before dawn
Character Development 6
Plot 7
Cover 8
Title and reference to the genre/story 6
Summary 6
Beginning 6
Ending 6
Writing Style (Tone and expression) 6
Creativity and originality 7
Grammar 7
Overall score 65/100
Review:
Pros
Nice attempt for a mystery novel
Good plot

Cons
Bit confused while there is a switch between characters.
Please make it clear who does what or else the readers might feel not engaging. I say this because the plot it really good when it comes to narration if you could improve a little your story will be outstanding.

The Lure By sharadhamanju
1.5/10
2.5/10
3.7/10
4.5/10
5.5/10
6.5/10
7.5/10
8.5/10
9.5/10
10.6/10
Total:53/100
Cover is great. More emotion. The idea of the story is wonderful but author has a tendency to "tell" readers rather than "show" readers. Keep writing!

Hunter by girl_from_6277
1.5
2.7
3.10
4.10
5.10
6.2
7.5
8.7
9.9
10.7
72/100
Summary is on point: short&sweet and didn't reveal too much.(which made me want to read) Then I was very disappointed and distracted by all the nonsensical chapters I had to go through first just to get to the first chapter to read.

OLIVIA by zarimickey
1.4
2.5
3.10
4.5
5.5
6.3
7.3
8.3
9.2
10.5
45/100
Awesome cover but author may want to rethink title. Plot is a tad cliche and grammar needs work. None of the characters were likeable which made it hard to get into the story

The Oceanic Call by Urvisha_keshri
1.5
2.5
3.10
4.10
5.2
6.5
7.5
8.5
9.5
10.5
57/100
Great title and cover. However the summary made no sense and was rather confusing. English may not be author's first language which is noticed by some of the grammatical errors throughout the book. Author should "show"readers not "tell" readers

Project Untitled By Egli004
1.4
2.8
3.7
4.8
5.3
6.10
7.10
8.5
9.10
10.8
73/100
Original and creative. Start of the book began well which made me unable to stop reading. Author captured my curiosity but author should rethink a different title to this original storyline!