To paraphrase Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)
I instead say:
How do I NOT love thee? Let me count the ways.
I want you to see two reviews of a book that I not only enjoyed but did a review of.
Review of Seduced By The Wolf Option One
and
Review of Seduced By The Wolf Option Two
If you've read any of my previous posts, then you realize that I have a pet peeve about a synopsis posing as a review. Last month I posted a link to a review and talked about what it should have included to make it better.
This month I want to do a comparison between two reviews about the same book and let you decide which is a better review. Which gives you more information that would be beneficial to a potential reader? Which sounds more like conversation versus a documentary? Which one would more likely sell you on reading the book or at least checking it out further?
You tell me. What works, what doesn't. Yes, I'm putting myself out there but I'm all about improving what I do. Every reviewer should want to improve her/his skill and feedback, especially if you don't have access to a reviews editor, can be an important tool.
So go ahead. You tell me. I'm all ears.
Showing posts with label Seduced by the Wolf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seduced by the Wolf. Show all posts
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
What's my latest?
Terry Spear has come out with another winner: Seduced by the Wolf
It's amazing how an author can weave such an intricate tale and incorporate characters from books past while already thinking of how to incorporate them into future books with more new characters. What must their office be like?
Karen Marie Moning writes books that stand the test of time. As least this series does and even though it's been out for awhile To Tame a Highland Warrior it's as romantic and entertaining as the first time I read it years ago.
A well written review is Saving Emma. because there wasn't a plethora of synopsis. There was teasing, hinting, and a lot of good information that a reader would need to help them discover whether or not this book is the kind of book they are looking for. A review is supposed to be a tool readers use to figure out if it's what they are in the mood for at that moment, if it's reaching the reviewer like they themselves would want to be reached. I think this review does that.
Those are my three picks for today. And where am I finding all this goodness? In my own backyard of course. LASR
It's amazing how an author can weave such an intricate tale and incorporate characters from books past while already thinking of how to incorporate them into future books with more new characters. What must their office be like?
Karen Marie Moning writes books that stand the test of time. As least this series does and even though it's been out for awhile To Tame a Highland Warrior it's as romantic and entertaining as the first time I read it years ago.
A well written review is Saving Emma. because there wasn't a plethora of synopsis. There was teasing, hinting, and a lot of good information that a reader would need to help them discover whether or not this book is the kind of book they are looking for. A review is supposed to be a tool readers use to figure out if it's what they are in the mood for at that moment, if it's reaching the reviewer like they themselves would want to be reached. I think this review does that.
Those are my three picks for today. And where am I finding all this goodness? In my own backyard of course. LASR
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