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Book reviews
Jan. 23rd, 2014 04:58 pmGot an email from an author today. She's putting together a "review crew" type thing, and here's what she wants from reviewers.
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Uh, if that's not against some rule, it ought to be. I am not obligated to give a five-star rating to anyone, and a five-star rating from me is pretty rare, even if I enjoyed the hell out of the book.
I have been known to email an author if there were egregious errors, so that they'd have the chance to fix them with an update (with ebooks, obviously), but really? Someone who gets an advanced copy HAS to give a five-star review? No. And honestly, this makes me rethink every one of her books on my wishlist. Then again, maybe I should read them all and give truly honest reviews, whatever the star rating.
( Read more... )
Uh, if that's not against some rule, it ought to be. I am not obligated to give a five-star rating to anyone, and a five-star rating from me is pretty rare, even if I enjoyed the hell out of the book.
I have been known to email an author if there were egregious errors, so that they'd have the chance to fix them with an update (with ebooks, obviously), but really? Someone who gets an advanced copy HAS to give a five-star review? No. And honestly, this makes me rethink every one of her books on my wishlist. Then again, maybe I should read them all and give truly honest reviews, whatever the star rating.
