Amie, Android || VB Score: 11
- Steadfast male main lead in his beliefs contrasting science and religion
- Unique take on A.I. dialogue and personality through collaborative technology
- Thought-provoking philosophy and psychology on idea of what is human
- Engaging conversations and realistic pacing on building of a relationship
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Cold Obsidian || VB Score: 10
- Charming, well-drawn accompanying pictures
- Clear, vivid, and imaginative world building and creatures
- Strong female contrasting a determined, male apprentice of weapons
- Mystical storytelling of varied adventures
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Memoirs of a Skeleton Valet || VB Score: 13
- Quirky, distinctive characters and world
- Strong, unique voice, vocabulary, and writing style
- Engaging, entertaining perspectives and inner thoughts
- Enchanting storyline with humor and affection
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Triptych || VB Score: 12
- Aliens and time-travel twists with dashes of tense action
- Gentle, charming, and humorous depiction of polyamory
- Sweet romances and slice of life amid societal tensions
- Clear and smooth writing style and transitions
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Plague Saint || VB Score: 12
- Tightly knit plot and enemy schemes in a dystopian world
- Engaging, close friendships, bonds, and relationships
- Concise narration with balanced tension and description
- Smart, calm yet human main lead of strengths and weaknesses
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The End of All Things || VB Score: 14
- Sequential, grounded history shrouded in post-apocalyptic mystery
- Motley, distinct crew of characters with varied manner of speaking
- Raucous sailors in a world of magic living on the open seas
- Strong voice, imagery, and tone in writing style
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The Saintess and the Villainess || VB Score: 10
- Ordinary girl turned bubbly Saintess paired with an unlucky ‘good’ Villainess
- Going against the existing storyline in the world of a novel
- Dashes of humor and breaking gender roles and appearances
- Royal schemes and national turmoil
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Earthwitch (The Voidgod Ascendency Book 1) || VB Score: 13
- Well-defined characters in backstory, emotion, and manner
- Solid world building with idiosyncratic geography and monsters
- Reimagined types of magic and gods
- Vivid action and imagery paired with subtle tension
- Clear but stylized writing and imagination
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The Final Act || VB Score: 12
- Confident yet balanced vampiric main lead
- Entertaining dialogue and character interactions and thoughts
- Unique theatre troupe setting
- Clear, smooth storytelling and imaginable world
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About Last Night! || VB Score: 9
- Realistic romantic pace despite being attracted at first meeting
- Solid first person perspective, emotion, and thought with clear narration
- Supportive female friend in a slice of life, working class setting
- Cute romance with a kind male lead in a fake relationship
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