WaywardChar

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Indie Ink Awards 2023 Judge

Reviews

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Matches the story well
Content Warnings: Blood and gore, amputation (off-screen)

Without quoting you spoilers and wildly gesturing, crying disgustingly, and shouting, "SEE!? SEE!??!" I can't make you understand how beloved and intimately precious Oliver and Tau are. If you've read book one, book two is everything book one is, multiplied by a glorious TEN! ...

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Miners of the Mystics by Penny Moss

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Adequately represents the story

The slow-burn relationship between Oliver and Tau is so freaking precious, I re-read every single moment. These two beans deserve every good thing, but, unfortunately, both they and their friends are wrapped up in a dangerous plot that seems bigger than they even realize. . .

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Initiation: Sex Wizards, Book 1 by Alethea Faust

Worldbuilding: Piqued curiosity
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Balanced
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Matches the story well

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FIRST CREATION by mars adler

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Adequately represents the story
Content Warnings: Cannibalism, blood, violence, religious themes

I wasn't sure what I was getting into with this story when I picked it up for Indie Ink Awards, and whatever I might have expected was certainly wrong. It's full of big themes with characters I quickly became enraptured and fascinated by. It's a book of character transformation.

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Coil of Boughs by Penny Moss

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Matches the story well
Content Warnings: Attempted rape (not between the MCs)

Little did I know when I started reading this book how much I would love it. How I would be swept into a place full of demons, magic, witches, strange beings, monsters, enchanted forests, and a romance that would grip my soul and make me mewl at least every other chapter.

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How To Sell Your Blood and Fall In Love by D.N. Bryn

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Matches the story well

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Five Lords of Dusk by F. Malbeck

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Engaging

Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Matches the story well

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His Lordship's Secret by Samantha SoRelle

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Matches the story well

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The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Matches the story well

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The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Balanced
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Matches the story well

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Twisted Tome by Vanora Lawless

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Matches the story well

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Imperfect Illusions by Vanora Lawless

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear

Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions

Thought Provoking: New ideas came up
Cover: Matches the story well

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