Review Policy

I will always write/vlog my reviews in an honest and respectful way. I will NEVER attack an author personally, even for a book I didn’t enjoy.

Negative reviews are written in a critical, constructive, and with my honest opinion. Positive reviews are written with my honest opinion. I will NEVER talk up a book in order to keep an author or publisher happy. My opinions are my own, and honesty to my readers/viewers is the most important thing to me.

I will review:

  • Fiction - both adult and YA

The genres I review include:

  • Adventure/Action
  • Contemporary
  • Dystopia
  • Fantasy
  • Historical Fiction
  • Mythology
  • some Paranormal
  • Post Apocalyptic
  • Romance
  • Retellings
  • Science Fiction
  • Steam Punk
I DO NOT review anything from the Horror genre.

My vlog reviews (which are uploaded to my Youtube channel every Monday) include:

  • Brief synopsis
  • Release date (if not already released)
  • Title of book and author in description along with link for where to purchase
  • My opinions on the world-building (when applicable), characters, and plot - all SPOILER FREE
  • My overall star rating (1-5 stars)
  • Who I would recommend the book for (i.e. fans of The Hunger Games, etc.)
  • EXTRA: If I really ENJOY or really DISLIKE a book/series, there is a possibility it will get a separate Gush or Gripe video, wherein I discuss the books with spoilers and go into detail about what I liked or disliked. Typically speaking, only books with a 5 star rating will get a Gush and books with 2 stars or below will get a Gripe
  • Please keep in mind that not every book I read will get a video review!

My written reviews include:

  • Brief synopsis
  • Release date (if not already released)
  • Title of book and author
  • Links for where to purchase
  • Likes and dislikes - discuss world building (if applicable, characters, plot, etc. in spoiler free way)
  • My overall star rating (1-5 stars)
  • Who I would recommend the book for (i.e. fans of The Hunger Games, etc.)

My rating system: 

  • 5 stars = LOVED IT! 
  • 4 stars = REALLY liked it! (Although I had a few problems with it that kept me from giving it 5 stars) Would still highly recommend. 
  • 3 stars = Liked it. I was neutral about it. The things I liked and disliked about it evened out.  
  • 2 stars = Disliked it. There were more bad things than good things about the book. Would not recommend. 
  • 1 stars = HATED IT! I could find nothing redeeming about the book. I rarely give a book a 1 star rating, because I typically do not finish books that would get this rating and I do not rate books that I do not finish.

I am currently accepting:

  • Review requests
  • Blog Tours
  • Giveaways
  • Interviews

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