Update (12/5/19): I’m closed for review requests to enjoy the holidays with my family and until I catch up on my backlog of review books. Thanks for understanding! 🙂
For Authors
My reading plate is often full (so many books; so little time! There’s a reason that’s a famous saying…), but if you would like to add to the reading fare for my consumption, I am open for review requests.
If I accept your review request, I will read the book and post an honest review on my book blog, and on Amazon.com and Goodreads.com, in return for a free copy of your book, which you provide. (Formats I will read: .mobi [Kindle] or physical copy.) If I read the book and cannot honestly post a review of 3 stars or above, I will ask you if you would still like me to review it or not.
Please note that I most enjoy reading fantasy and other speculative fiction, such as steampunk; that I prefer my books relatively clean, or at least YA-appropriate; and that I do not review dystopian, horror, general romance, or non-fiction.
I reserve the right to turn down review requests due to lack of time, interest, or any other reason.
Please email me at deborahocarroll@yahoo.com, or message me through my contact form, with information about your book. I will let you know if I am interested, and whether or not I have time to read and review it. 🙂
Thank you for your interest!
About My Reviews
I’m not a critic. I read for enjoyment, and I’m not going to tear a book to shreds. There is already enough negativity out there without me adding to it. 😉
When I review a book, I tend to focus on what I liked about it, even if there are things I disliked. I will mention my dislikes briefly, in the interests of providing an honest, balanced review, but my focus is on the positive and what I loved. It’s way more fun to gush about a book than to focus on the bad. 😉
All posted reviews are my honest opinion. (Though I usually don’t post reviews on my blog or Amazon under 3 stars. I do sometimes on Goodreads.)
My ratings are as follows
- 5 stars: Loved it! / Awesome!
- 4 stars: Great! / Above Average
- 3 stars: Good ish / Average
- 2 stars: Okay / Disappointing / Lacking
- 1 star: Ick / Just . . . No / Angry
I don’t usually review 2-stars and under on my blog. Most books I read tend to be 4 or 5 stars, because if I decide to read a book, I already suspect I will like it. 🙂
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