Updated 9/09/2011
I am no longer active in reviewing or blogging about books in general, and so am not open for contacting about review requests right now.
Right now I am being very selective about review requests I accept. This is for the combination of health reasons and a desire to work my way through my own TBR stack. I am giving special priority to requests from publishers/authors I have reviewed for in the past and titles I would have requested anyway. I am not currently accepting any requests from self published authors.
Genres I read/review -
YA
- contemporary
- urban fantasy
- paranormal
- romance
- dystopia
- mystery/crime
YA is my focus genre and I don’t often accept adult titles for review. The ones I will consider though, are below.
Adult
- urban fantasy
- occasional paranormal romance and steampunk
Genres I do NOT read -
- non-fiction (anything and everything under this category)
- science fiction (will occasionally review YA sci-fi, but never adult)
- historical
- basically anything else adult that isn’t listed under the ‘I read’ above!
I will accept print ARC’s and limited amounts of e-ARC’s (limited for readability on laptop, am a Kindle user). I can’t promise to review every title I accept, though I do make every effort to do so, and in a timely manner.
I like to post ARC reviews with in the week leading up to release date or on release date itself if I can. If a specific date is wanted for a review to be posted, I will make every effort to fit that in, but it is not always possible. If I can’t post the review on the date requested, I will make sure it’s not posted before that date and as close after it as possible.
I won’t read a series out of order. If you are asking me to review a title that is not first in series and I’ve not read the previous books, I’d ask if you could provide the previous titles. If there are more than 2 books already out in that series, I’m unlikely to agree to the request because of the added time it takes to catch up.
Reviews
I always include a summery/synopsis of a book with my review, which I always take from either Goodreads.com, the book jacket, the publishers website or Amazon.co.uk/.com
I am always honest in my reviews. I review virtually every title I read and that means posting negative reviews from time to time. I try to be as fair and well rounded in my review as I can be, but they are primarily based on my emotional reaction to a book. How I connected with the character/plot and what I thought of it, rather than the quality of the writing. I’ve read a few beautifully written books in the past that I just haven’t connected with and as such, they’ve gotten low ratings from me.
I cross post most of my reviews to Amazon.co.uk and often to Goodreads.com as well.
Print ARC’s, once read, are either kept by me, or passed on (for free, after release) to a trusted friend who then keeps them. Occasionally I pass them along to another trusted blogger, usually after release, sometimes before. If you would rather a print ARC is not passed around, please let me know and I’ll be happy to keep it myself.
Author interviews/guest posts/giveaways/blog tours
I’m happy to host any of the above if I am able. For interviews, if the author is new to me, I’d request a copy of the book beforehand so that I could read it and ask relevant questions. For blog tours, if the author is new to me, I’d need to read the book first before I would agree to host it.
