ConversationsAmazon / book buying / book pimping / book reviewing / Book Reviews / critique / differences of opinion / fake reviews / Goodreads / honesty / Humor / mini reviews / negative reviews / online reviewing / reader response / recommendations / review blogs / review grades / spoilers / transparency30 Comments
Janine: As a reviewer I think a lot about what I want to see in reviews. I try to notice what kind of information I appreciate most or least in other people’s reviews because it helps me craft my own. I think that what we value in reviews is a ... more >
Conversationsbad outcome / bodice rippers / breakup / character death / HEA / reader expectations / reader response26 Comments
There was recently a hullabaloo about Devil in Disguise, Lisa Kleypas’ historical romance, around the time of its release in July. Here’s what one Goodreads reviewer said in her review: Fourteen years ago, I drove like a madwoman an hour away to my nearest B&N with a cranky teething baby ... more >
Letters of Opinionemotional justice / genre critique / id vortex / reader response / ways of reading15 Comments
One of my favorite things about blogging here is that I can write about a germ of an idea and see it grow and blossom in many different directions and to places I had not even anticipated. Last week’s post on emotional justice is a great example of that, because when ... more >