The Magic Shop Awards 2019 CLOSED

ALL SCORES

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a series of unfortunate events by the_jelly
38/50 points, 76% 
Judged by NayanaVadakkekara
1| Cover and First Impressions: 2/5
2| Attention Grabbing: 4/5
3| Unique Storyline: 7/10
4| Good Grammar: 9/10
5| Story Arch: 6/10
6| Believable Characters: 10/10

"Storyline is simple, and not so much on the unique side, but not easy to anticipate, which is a plus point. The turn of events in the story is as realistic as possible, and so are the characters. Progression isn't fancy and slow, considering the time skips in the book. Cover could be lot better. Humour is impressive, and is one of the factors which encourages the readers to go on. A very fun RomCom."

Awake by mccnie
25/50 points, 50%
Judged by NayanaVadakkekara
1| Cover and First Impressions: 2/5
2| Attention Grabbing: 2/5
3| Unique Storyline: 6/10
4| Good Grammar: 4/10
5| Story Arch: 5/10
6| Believable Characters: 6/10
"No capitalisation, punctuation, grammar errors, and very weak sentence framing, makes the story a visual and mental repulsion to eyes at first instance. Storyline is unique, but there's zero clarity. There are no description to the scenes when it needs that very much, owing to the nature of the story. Progression is too fast. Everything happens in the blink of an eye. The author tried to instil emotions in the book, but failed because of the lack of description. Some characters are unrealistic, and that's why it's hard for readers to connect to the story. The story has potential, thought it lacks clarity, but I believe it's because it hasn't been much chapters."

Always Yours by kitkatfanfics
39/50 points, 78%
Judged by NayanaVadakkekara
1| Cover and First Impressions: 3/5
2| Attention Grabbing: 3/5
3| Unique Storyline: 8/10
4| Good Grammar: 8/10
5| Story Arch: 8/10
6| Believable Characters: 9/10
"Basic storyline but a very good story. Characters are realistic, but the introduction of some characters(Jin) lacks reasoning and is vague. It was purposefully kept hidden to add suspense, which had a major role in the story, but it felt vague and repulsing. Connecting to just that one character(jin) was hard. It could've been fixed by including hints of the said character's back story in his povs in the earlier chapters itself. Grammar was correct, but the story lacked punctuations. Has spelling mistakes. Progression was smooth."

Spelled by CaRrRaMeL_VaNiLlA
38/50 points, 76%
Judged by NayanaVadakkekara
1| Cover and First Impressions: 3/5
2| Attention Grabbing: 4/5
3| Unique Storyline: 7/10
4| Good Grammar: 7/10
5| Story Arch: 8/10
6| Believable Characters: 9/10
"Story grabs attention. Storyline is not the most unique, but good, as it inclines (slightly) to supernatural fiction genre. Characters are relatable and realistic, and conveys emotions that can easily connect to the readers. Using heavier vocabulary could have heightened the emotional connectivity and aura of the book. Progression is smooth, and the pace is perfect. Story excites the readers to read more."

Is That Alright? by RiseofARMY 
38/50 points, 76%
Judged by _itsmingenius_
1| Cover and First Impressions: 4/5
2| Attention Grabbing: 4/5
3| Unique Storyline: 9/10
4| Good Grammar: 8/10
5| Story Arch: 6/10
6| Believable Characters: 7/10
"I read it all in one go as if my life depended on it. I wasn't instantly engrossed in it, but there was a part where the main character cursed out her father that had me wondering why. I continued and it grabbed me because the main character is pretty much how I am. The first 2 chapters the author went back and forth between past tense and current tense. It's not exactly one of a kind but it is interesting. It's the oldest cliché in the book: guy falls in love with best friends sister. But that's a cliché that will never die. For good reason. The story around the main female lead is pretty interesting. It has a strong and concrete plot. Not too many spelling mistakes, definitely not so many that I can't read it. While this story is interesting and funny at points, I'm too sure where the author is heading exactly with the plot. I see the characters and how they interact with each other, the little bit they interact, and it's lovely, but I'm still confused about the the exact main plot of the story. The female MC is funny and savage. The characters are iffy. I can tell they're people but there's no real substance. Except the main character and the supporting character which is her brother."