Friends, I'm kinda disheartened. I didn't expect an avalanche of reviews for this contest, but I expected more than 2, especially given the two week period. We are at a time when so much of the very best science fiction and fantasy is written by woc, trans folks, and trans poc. One of the novels on my Hugo ballot this year was written by a non binary woc (It's called AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS, and it's amazing).
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But while the response has been disheartening, I did very much enjoy reading the two reviews that were submitted.
While both posts were great, to my mind, @beautifulbullies's review was the clear winner. It went in depth, explained both the merits and issues of the story, and was particularly impressive as the writer's first review. @beautifulbullies wins the 10 SBD bounty.
I'm still figuring out my next contest. Hopefully, it'll have more success!
