A great Villain.What traits make a story shine in your eyes?
Wet rag?3d characters with flaws, great dialogue and relationships and an MC who isn't a wet rag. Couldn't care less about twisty plots. Or smut, although that's always a bonus.
I'd like to see more stories where you're surprised who the villain actually is. In a lot of fantasy they seem to go about with it on a Tshirt. If you have to tell everyone you're intelligent, then you're probably not. Same with villains.