As readers, we should understand at this point that book reviews absolutely mean everything to new authors and generally, all authors. Without reviews, authors will not be able to spread the good news of their books they worked so hard on and receive the pretty pay check they are essentially working for.
As an ARC reviewer and a book reviewer of many books printed by Indie authors and New York Times Bestsellers, I know that my reviews are straight from the heart with sometimes very few censors. I swear. A lot. I get excited. Many times. And yes, I get angry and disappointed and frustrated a lot too.
I believe I’m being fair with most reviews, expressing my concerns with characters and their development, advancement in plot, and overall the story itself. I even add in my reviews a recommendation to my readers to let them know the bottom line. Should you pay for the book or should you pass it up.
Often, I find myself being lenient with authors. I suggest to read other books prior to the one I’m reviewing if I didn’t really like it or I suggest my readers to read the books after some others.
Like I said before, I work with a lot of indie authors now. These authors are self-published or just starting their careers as writers, promoting their first published novels through big influencers so that their work they worked so hard on won’t go unnoticed. My reviews alongside with everyone else’s on Goodreads and Amazon will help promote the novel as well as take them down a notch. And because authors understand this concept, there’s a lot of things happening right now with review culture.
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