The Bright Book Awards [CLOSED]

✨Horror/Paranormal RESULTS✨

Here are the most awaited results of TBBA Horror/Paranormal 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

Addicts by @The-average-gatsby:

Character Development: 9/10
Plot: 10/10
Cover: 9/10
Title and reference to genre/story: 9/10
Summary: 8/10
Beginning: 10/10
Ending: 10
Writing Style: 10/10
Creativity and Originality: 10/10
Grammar: 9/10

Total: 94/100

A very well written book with a unique concept- the description is mindblowing and not overwhelming (great pacing!) and it's very interesting to see how addicts are interpreted in this story, and not in the way the reader would expect. Miles and Mercy are also very well described through show not tell. The only grammar issues are to do with the speech (e.g. no need for commas when there isn't a dialogue tag).

2nd place

After the End: When Death Comes Calling by @NDeMeer

Character Development: 9/10
Plot: 9/10
Cover: 10/10
Title and reference to genre/story: 10/10
Summary: 9/10
Beginning: 10/10
Ending: 9/10
Writing Style: 8/10
Creativity and Originality: 9/10
Grammar: 10/10

93/100

Good opening, hooks the reader in. You describe the main character's worry very well as she discovers she can't touch things, and successfully create tension. In fact, through show not tell, I can tell how each character is feeling. Well done. It's also realistic - I don't see the character suddenly recovering from the fact that she's dead. While you describe Alex's reactions well, if there was something I would say to improve, it would just be to include some imagery, like more metaphors, similes, personification, and more advanced vocabulary overall. The high school setting appears a little cliche with all the gossip and her appearance, however.

3rd place

Home Sweet Home by @MistressCara

Character Development: 8/10
Plot: 10/10
Cover: 7/10
Title and reference to genre/story: 10/10
Summary: 10/10
Beginning: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Writing Style: 10/10
Creativity and Originality: 9/10
Grammar: 10/10

Total: 93/100

Absolutely wonderful. You've showed (not told) the personalities of each character, and the prologue itself builds tension, making us question who this 'Deidre' is. If there was anything I would say to improve, it would be to change the cover - the blue and red clashes unattractively with the dark, gritty background.

Honorable Mention

Self Reclamation by @smritiagr

Character Development: 8/10
Plot: 9/10
Cover: 8/10
Title and reference to genre/story: 10/10
Summary: 8/10
Beginning: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Writing Style: 9/10
Creativity and Originality: 10/10
Grammar: 9/10

Total: 91/100

Good beginning, throwing the reader right into the plot. However, you tend to use a lot of vocabulary that it breaks up the sentence rather than letting it flow naturally (this occurs mainly in the prologue but improves wonderfully as you progress), but the way you show the emotions of the characters through their actions is quite effective. I would like to see more of Rima's emotions expressed, and her thoughts when she starts discovering who she is - I would expect her to have more of a reaction. You also introduce Indian culture (and background information overall) quite well without making it an info dump. There are a few issues with punctuation in speech, but generally it's fine.