7, I'd maybe make the text a size 12-13 and instead of having a big black solid border I'd add some variation with a black pattern (maybe try transparenttextures.com)
8. There's something about the borders and the background that doesn't gel well for me. I don't know if it's the fact that there's no pattern on the background or the darkness of the border. The banner is gorgeous, though, and I do love the background colour.
9. I like the simplicity and I love the banner, but the fact that the chapter titles are in a sans font rather than serif lowkey bugs me because it doesn't fit in with everything else.
10. I just love everything about it. The fonts are gorgeous, the banner is gorgeous and just everything gels so well together. You're killin' me here, Fae.
10. This is legit probably one of my favorite layouts ever. It's so simple, but I am such a sucker for minimalism and I love how everything fits together. Like ugh, fmu.
9! I love the whole black and white theme to it, and I love the simplicity. The only thing that threw me off was that while I love the GIF, it starts to get distracting because the padding on that side is so large and the content box isn't centered because of it.
I just love all of your layouts Fae let's be honest here. The title / banner image are just well cool and I love the grey vibe going on. Not distracting, but still gorgeous.
7. I actually posted about this one earlier in the thread. Definitely feel like there's a disconnect between the header banner and the background colour, whether it's that it has no texture or just that the colours are ever so slightly off.